SCIENTISTS who
study animal intelligence walk a fine line: they must resist the temptation to anthropomorphise animals while analysing behaviour through the lens of common descent.
Not exact matches
To continue Robert, as I have
studied the conceptof
intelligence, especially how it pertains to other
animals, most of those concepts are not even confined to humans.
In this episode, the conclusion of a two - part interview with anthropologist Carel Van Schaik about
intelligence in
animals; astronomer Steven Squyres talks about the current state of the Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity; and cardiologist Arthur Klatsky rebuts a recent meta -
study that claims that light - to - moderate alcohol consumption confers no cardiovascular health benefits.
«I think the paper convincingly shows that
animal groups can show both collective
intelligence and cumulative culture,» says Harvard University
animal behaviorist Albert Kao, who was not affiliated with the
study.
According to
animal studies, the antioxidants in blueberries tend to accumulate in areas of the brain that are essential for
intelligence (23, 24).
People who excel in this
intelligence typically are interested in growing plants, taking care of
animals or
studying animals or plants.
In scientific terms, toys provide «enrichment,» and laboratory
studies have shown they may enhance
animals»
intelligence.
Michelson's Found
Animals's free microchip registry; Yale Comparative Cognition Laboratory
studying intelligence of dogs; importance of supplements
«Indeed, the cognitive prowess of birds is now deemed to be ever closer to that of both human and nonhuman primates,» says Wasserman, who has
studied intelligence in a variety of
animals for over 40 years.