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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 10:28 AM Original message |
Ordered list of intelligent species? |
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lazer47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't know about the others but |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. And that is EXACTLY the kind of joke I was hoping to avoid |
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lazer47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I apologize,, But i just couldn't help myself |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. I found this... |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Thanks, that is just what I was looking for |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Baboons smarter than dolphins and elephants? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Parrots (esp. African Greys) are probably right up there. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I saw a special on parrots a while ago |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. I can attest to that |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. E.O. Wilson is missing birds. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. EO Wilson is a sociobiologist who is VERY familiar with bird behavior |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. That is one of the reason I am trying to find a longer list |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Here's how its thought out in general neurologic complexity |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Birds probably have a more sophisticated neurologic structure. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. if you look a brain size to body ratio |
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semillama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. New studies with New Caledonian Crows suggest they're on par with primates |
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IzaSparrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. the niche crows occupy heavily selects |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I think the greater problem is that it's not clear what "intelligence" is. |
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IzaSparrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. an operative definition for intelligence would have to include |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Wot no birds? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. 'Good thing, given the fact that Alex is now "pushin' up the daisies"! |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Military Macaw |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. McCaws are great -- thanks! |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. I saw this interesting show (Passionate Eye) about birds and migration. In one scene, |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Parrots are *VERY* agile with their beaks |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Our parrot is the most destructive animal we've ever owned. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. What kind of parrot do you have? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. In a reply above, Lynnertec told us the bird's a Military Macaw (NT) |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Oh, I love those birds |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. I would guess that chimps are number 2 behind humans. |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
22. Mice, Dolphins, Humans, Chimps, Creationists ... |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. I found the Wikipedia summary and links on "Animal cognition" interesting, link below. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. It really depends on the definition of intelligence |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. If it helps clarify, the reason I'm asking for such a list is... |
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Thirtieschild (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. Let's not forget dogs. They have reasoning ability |
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MadAsHell (571 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
36. In Richard Dawkin's book An Ancestor's Tail ... |
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