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Originally Posted by freeztar
What about dolphins?
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I like the
Encephalization way of determining intelligence. It leaves out the impressions or intuitions that we have about animals that probably throw off this kind of thing. The method also gives dolphins the credit they deserve. I think dolphins are very close to human-like intelligence (ie being able to pass on and build knowledge from generation to generation).
Brain and Body Size... and Intelligence
has a good description of the 'allometry' encephalization method. I won't describe it here, but the results are:
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Human 7.44 Cat 1.00
Dolphin 5.31 Horse 0.86
Chimpanzee 2.49 Sheep 0.81
Rhesus Monkey 2.09 Mouse 0.50
Elephant 1.87 Rat 0.40
Whale 1.76 Rabbit 0.40
Dog 1.17
where '1.0' represents average mammalian
intelligence. Cool stuff.
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