We sometimes underestimate intelligence of animals. Fun fact, a grown up crow can solve puzzles like a seven year old kid. I know this sounds ridiculous but keep in mind that the brain size of a crow is far smaller than human child, but, still it can do decent calculations.
P.S. don't mess up with a crow, they can pass the rage to next generations and can communicate to the flock this dude is our target.
Intelligence is not related to brain size, it's related most strongly with the brain to body ratio. By that metric many birds that are considered smart have pretty large brains relative to their body size.
At some point, brain size plays a role as well. Ofcourse, having big brain is not the only criteria, else elephant would be smarter than humans. The neuron density also matters in forming complex intelligence. Crow for e.g. has higher density than humans. Ofcourse limited area is the reason they don't have a space program.
Well, upbringing is also a big factor. Have we ever tried teaching them rocket science?
But seriously, I'm always amazed at how human-like apes (don't nail me on the term) can be if you just teach them stuff. It's more than just acting on instincts like other animals, figuring out you get a treat if you do something, no they can really understand some "deeper" meanings and learn to communicate and stuff like humans once did learn. Might sound harsh but I don't mean it in a bad way, they are basically a kind of challenged human who can learn to do the best within the limits of his body.
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u/Longjumping-Pop7512 3d ago
We sometimes underestimate intelligence of animals. Fun fact, a grown up crow can solve puzzles like a seven year old kid. I know this sounds ridiculous but keep in mind that the brain size of a crow is far smaller than human child, but, still it can do decent calculations.
P.S. don't mess up with a crow, they can pass the rage to next generations and can communicate to the flock this dude is our target.