Are herbivores really less intelligent than carnivores?

In order to have the intelligence of most small and medium-sized carnivores, such as elephants. And we are familiar with very intelligent animals,

I don't think so, both carnivores and herbivores are intelligent.

Intelligence is low. To make a narrower comparison, herbivores, for example, are also mammals, and usually have a fairly large body.

I don't think there is such a statement, many herbivores also have a high IQ.

The very intelligent animals that we are familiar with, like dogs and dolphins, are carnivorous.

When humans were not called humans, it was a herbivore, living on plants and unable to digest meat. After the emergence of Homo sapiens, especially the use of fire, which could help people metabolize meat, they evolved into omnivores.

Why did you evolve to be herbivores and carnivores? Because the essence of animal life is actually to constantly acquire, decompose, and recombine proteins under the guidance of DNA. Protein is one of the most important survival bases of animals, and the intake of ** from plant protein to animal protein is conducive to better survival and reproduction of human beings, so the human physiological system has also evolved from the herbivorous digestive system to the compatible carnivorous digestive system to expand the intake**.

For example, theoretically speaking, the human intestine is still as long and wrinkled as herbivores, while carnivores are short and smooth, and the human intestine is not suitable for meat to be digested, absorbed and passed smoothly, so people need to supplement dietary fiber from plants to lubricate the intestines, and various enzymes have evolved in the digestive tract to help decompose, digest and absorb meat.

To sum up, the human herbivorous digestive system has evolved and upgraded to be compatible with carnivores, but it does not support pure meat, but it will be inherently more friendly to vegan food, but it is only more friendly. Since the human digestive system has evolved into omnivorous over a long period of time, veganism is also a physiological forced regression, which will inevitably lead to a lack of trace elements and compounds in the body that can only be found in various meats.

Therefore, man is neither a herbivore nor a carnivore. Normal human physiology requires a combination of meat and vegetables, which is determined by evolutionary DNA, so humans are the third group of animals: omnivores.

There are many species in the earth where we currently live, and these species have their own families and genera, and their number can reach tens of billions, and the largest number of them is the ant population. About us humans on the whole planet can reach 7 billion people, it seems that humans are a very large race, but we humans are omnivorous species, basically eating everything. In our natural world, there are herbivores and carnivores, so what is the scientific basis for which of these two animals has a higher IQ?

The main answers to this are as follows.

1. Apes as herbivores.

First of all, the first point is that apes, as herbivores, are undoubtedly very intelligent. Because apes, as relatives of our humans and ancestors of our humans, these animals have the most intelligent brains in the world besides humans, you can imagine how powerful an intelligence ability of this animal is, and apes will also use tools to forage for food. This undoubtedly shows the power of apes, so apes, as a relatively special existence in the entire foot world, can also be derived from this point.

Second, the intelligence of carnivores is also very high.

Secondly, and another point, carnivores are generally more intelligent than herbivores. Because carnivores are at the higher end of the food chain to eat some low-end animals, if there is no strong intelligence to support it, then carnivores will face a situation where they cannot eat. For example, the tigers we see in our daily life will hunt in the jungle to take advantage of the secrecy of the grass to catch prey.

This carnivorous food can be seen in the wisdom of tigers, so carnivores are generally more intelligent than herbivores.

3. Herbivores don't need to worry about food.

The last point is that herbivores do not need to worry about food**, and the number of herbivores in our vast earth is very large. There is no need to rack your brains to carry out the act of eating grass, after all, there is no shortage of food.

No, there is no basis for this claim, because the most intelligent in nature are omnivores, followed by herbivores, and finally carnivores, which is the result of the different directions that animals choose when they evolve.

Not all, because some herbivores are more intelligent than carnivores. There is no scientific basis for this.

Yes. Because meat is rich in protein, it can promote brain development and improve memory.

The IQ of animals is generally calculated in terms of brain capacity, and the intake of meat protein can indeed promote the development of the brain, and because of the need for predation, generally speaking, in an average sense, the intelligence of carnivores is always higher than that of carnivores, after all, it is necessary to be more intelligent to catch food, and carnivores that cannot catch prey will only be eliminated.

Therefore, in a general sense, the most intelligent animals are basically carnivores or omnivores, such as dolphins are carnivores, while chimpanzees are omnivores.

However, this comparison is only an overall one, and if it is specific to a specific animal, this answer is not necessarily, so it cannot be said that herbivores have a lower IQ than carnivores.

Among herbivores, the representative of intelligence is the elephant, which is a herbivore and is also the largest animal on land. Elephants live a long lifespan, and as they grow, such as during droughts, the leader of the herd often needs to lead the herd to distant drinking spots. Elephants have excellent memories and can even remember events from decades ago.

Moreover, elephants are one of the few animals that have self-awareness, and according to the research of scientists, elephants can obtain bananas by cooperating with each other when encountering problems, and the wisdom of elephants can also be ranked among all animals.

And among the carnivores, of course, there are also some head irons, such as the flat-headed honey badger, which is known for its bravery and fearlessness. And in many cases, bravery can also be seen as synonymous with recklessness, which is likely to be met with a strong blow from the enemy. Therefore, among carnivores, there are not no species with low IQ.

Or it could be said that most carnivores have no more IQ than elephants. So on the whole, although carnivores still have a stronger IQ than herbivores, they cannot be described in terms of all, and any absolute description is inaccurate. It's like black people have a certain advantage in track and field, but it doesn't mean that black people will necessarily win over yellow and white people in track and field, and there is a difference between the individual and the universal.

There is a scientific basis, because they are carnivores, they take in more nutrients and can accelerate brain development, while herbivores have a single nutrition, so the IQ of herbivores is generally very low.

There is no scientific basis for this, but this is the way it is a common phenomenon, and it is in line with the conjectures of evolution.

No, the IQ of animals has nothing to do with eating habits, but with their brain capacity.