Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions?

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Intelligence is a very subjective matter. In fact, nor even human intelligence can be measured reliably. I know dumb people that have won intelligence tests and other smart people that have come with bad notes.
 
Animals are no different, there are smart animals and dumb animals, although these last ones are prone to die, even by they own hand!
 
Are tiger more intelligent than lions? Not too sure, but what I have saw is that tigers are not the solitary and shy cats that the myth states and lions are not the territorial group warriors that the popular thought states.
 
It is a fact that tigers have significant large brains than lions, however some people stated before that this is not relevant as even Neanderthals have "larger" brains that humans, but this is, in fact, an exaggeration. The difference between the brain of the Neanderthal and that of the modern human is close to nothing and they sizes are very similar, but the difference of the brains in tigers and lions is much more dramatic: a tiny 100 kg Bali tiger have a larger brain than a 250 kg male lion!
 
There must be an evolutionary significance for this, and I think that peter hit the nail in his post. However, I think that the truth can be even more deep and incredible. The study of Yamaguchi only scratched the surface, and we must take in count that while the popular idea is that tigers and lions are indistinguishable, in fact, these two cats are the most separated in the evolutionary line of the great cats.
 
This is a very interesting debate and I will like to see how much information can we get, BUT take this in count:
 
1. Backup your statements with data.
2. Respect the other posters and use good language.
3. IF ANYONE broke this, I will crush him! I am NOT joking.
 
I will be watching.

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