If it s a good thing to be smart, why are the vast majority of animals still stupid?

Updated on science 2024-06-02
13 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    When the living conditions of primitive humans became harsh, there were only two paths in front of them, to evolve a body that adapts to the environment, and to evolve a brain that can accept the environment. And the evolution of our ancestors has followed the path of the latter, which is why we have been able to exist until now. When the rate of evolution of organisms is unable to adapt to the changed environment, they either become extinct or adopt more advanced ways of adaptation (clustering, communication, use of tools, etc.).

    At the same time, creatures such as mosquitoes, flies, and cockroaches, whose bodies evolved hundreds of millions of years ago are just able to adapt to all the environmental changes up to now, so their bodies have not changed dramatically, especially in brain volume. And we, become smart, use tools, communicate, and work as a team. More importantly, we will learn, and we will be able to pass on important knowledge and experience from generation to generation, which will only make us smarter and more able to learn!

    And the other animals have not yet started this stage, and they have entered the current world, so that they will never have the opportunity to enter this stage again. What I want to say is that it is possible for all animals to evolve the ability to learn, but the conditions of the earth can almost only allow for the existence of a race that is the most advanced to learn and pass it on from generation to generation, not that some animals have strong learning ability, but that when the race first reaches the state of human beings, it will immediately cause the evolution of other creatures to fail, because in the long history, it only takes tens of thousands of years for human beings to have the current level of intelligence, that is, once they have the ability to accumulate learning, This race would be the dominant species, and it can be assumed that if we found any higher intelligent life on other planets, it would only be possible to find one. If the development of science and technology makes our environment deteriorate, and we are not enough to recover, it means that our learning ability is really too poor, that is to say, we are not smart enough, for example, put a group of dogs in a closed warehouse, only water source and no food, they will eventually kill their companions and eat each other because of their own intelligence. It shows that the dog is not because it is stupid and dies, but because it is smart, (this phenomenon does not happen in low-level organisms) and if it is a group of people here, they will find a way to get out, and the predicament they face is the same as today's environmental problems, if they can get out, then everyone will be happy, if they can't get out, they may die worse than dogs, so there is no harm in becoming better at learning and being smarter, the only disadvantage is that you may not be enough.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Evolution, strictly speaking, should use the word evolution, not to say that the highest and smartest will choose what, but in the current conditions enough to survive, can express the genes that adapt to the state of the environment can be constantly replicated. So we say that purely from the point of view of biological viability, the most successful species are precisely the microbial populations that have endured for hundreds of millions of years, such as bacteria and viruses. The genetic mutation that lights up a certain skill is also random, and each species has strange or complex functional mutations that are against the sky, but this mutation does not necessarily bring survival and reproduction advantages to individuals or groups, and it cannot reproduce, and its own low frequency eventually leads to disappearance.

    There is also the problem of excessive functions mentioned by others in the prehistoric period of insufficient energy supply, high energy consumption and high risk and excessive growth period. For example, most of the species that survive in the dark caves are blind, and the eyes of the ancestors do not have any survival advantage in the dark but occupy limited sensory nerves, blinding but may optimize other senses. <>

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    I don't know if we can create something wiser than ourselves. But I'd like to talk about the limits of wisdom. We can create creatures with the same intelligence as ourselves, and that's through cloning!

    But if he is not educated by humans, he is a mammal no different from other animals! From this point of view, human beings do not surpass human beings, or even one level lower than human beings. It may be that in the same way that there is no speed exceeding the speed of light, there is no absolute zero in the temperature (at least for the time being, this is true in human perception), we can only create things that are close to our intelligence.

    From this point of view, it seems that there is no need to worry about artificial intelligence, because when the day comes, we will naturally know how to do it. <>

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Yes, when Taishang Laojun needs animals to be smart, animals are smart, and when animals need to be stupid, choose stupid, according to needs.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    A very intelligent animal is a chimpanzee.

    Scientists disagree on how best to define "smart" more appropriately, but generally agree that humans are highly intelligent higher animals, and that the second most intelligent animal is the chimpanzee, a close relative of humans. According to genetic sequencing, chimpanzees were the last species to be separated from humans, about 6 million years ago.

    As a result, the genome of chimpanzees is most similar to that of humans, with a 99% similarity.

    Biologically, humans are classified into the kingdom Eukaryotes, the kingdom Animalia, the metazoan subkingdom, the posterior phylum, the phylum chordates, the vertebrate subphylum, the general amniotic order, the mammalian class, the euzoan subclass, the primate, the ape suborder, the narrow-nosed monkey suborder, the ape superfamily, the hominidae, the hominidae, the hominaceae, the hominium species.

    How intelligent the chimpanzee is

    According to research, the intelligence level of ordinary chimpanzees is equivalent to that of a child about four years old, with basic memory, learning and imitation ability, etc., while the best in chimpanzees can reach the intelligence of humans at about ten years old. This means that some intelligent chimpanzees not only have the ability to remember and learn, but also have the ability to distinguish and calculate similar abilities as humans, which is indeed amazing.

    Experiments have proved that chimpanzees can memorize numbers in a short period of time and find the same concatenation of numbers, which shows a super memory ability and discrimination ability, which is amazing. Researchers believe that in the development of human society, due to the help of language records, human memory slowly loses the ability of "intuitive memory", which is not commonly used.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    In fact, most animals are very smart, for example, in our life there are the following animals are really very smart: 1, dogs are the most humane among pets, all say that dogs are man's best friend, this is because dogs have been tamed by humans for thousands of years, and have become people's most loyal partners, and they can understand the various meanings of their owners after training. In addition, dogs can also feel people's emotions, and people's joys, sorrows, and sorrows are understandable to dogs, so dogs are very humane.

    2: Dolphins are the most cerebral dolphins of all animals and also exhibit different emotions such as happiness and sadness! Dolphins have the ability to recognize themselves in the mirror, which proves that they are one of the most intelligent animals, and when dolphins sleep, their brains rest on one side and stay active on the other to protect them from threats, and they can also learn things very quickly if trained properly!

    3. Parrots are the result of long-term observation and imitation of human behavior, and parrots that have lived with people for a long time will show "human" behavior, and they will slowly become very close to their owners under the quiet care of their owners day after day. In addition, the language talent of parrots is very high, and people can get closer to parrots through training, so that parrots can learn to speak. 4:

    My chinchilla looks quite special, at first glance it looks like a rabbit, but the back half of its body looks like a big mouse. They look dull, but they're actually quite smart. Their ears are relatively large, and their eyes are particularly bright, although they look like a fool, but they are also smart and leaky.

    They are docile and suitable for group living, and most importantly do not bite people. My biggest hobbies are eating and sleeping, which is very good for feeding. The space required to raise chinchillas is also not very large, and one cage is sufficient.

    5: Chipmunk, also known as cow rats, are larger than ordinary rats and look cute and cute. Although they are rats, they are free of viruses and germs, and they are very clean and healthy. The chipmunk is super intelligent and can even learn to synchronize with the time of humans, unlike other rats, which are diurnal and nocturnal, disturbing their owner's rest.

    The chipmunk is a good learner and can even be domesticated. They also have a docile personality, basically do not appear overly nervous, and can be held in their hands to play.

    Therefore, communication and exchange between humans and animals is a complex and delicate process. While scientific evidence suggests that animals can understand human language and behavior, the degree to which they understand and their ability to express can be affected by various factors, such as voice, tone, gestures, and emotional states. Because of this, when interacting with animals, we should learn as much as possible about their behavior and language in order to achieve better communication and understanding.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    I think the monkey is the smartest because he can climb trees.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Smart is an abstract noun. But smart actions can be seen. eyeopener Today's topic, how tall are high-IQ animals?

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Rats !The zodiac is not to say that there are too many animals competing to enter the zodiac, so the ranking of the zodiac is ranked by a race. The strength of the cow is the strongest, it runs in the front early, but the mouse is very smart, and knows that he can't win the first place by running, so at the beginning of the race, he jumped on the back of the cow, and when the honest cow was about to reach the end, the mouse jumped forward and jumped to the finish line, becoming the first place.

    So"Rats !"is the smartest.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Monkey - As the saying goes: fine like a monkey, stupid like a pig.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Ranking of the smartest animals.

    Do you know what other animals are the smartest besides humans? After research and testing, the experts have discharged the following 10 of the most intelligent answering animals:

    1. Gorillas (2 subspecies).

    2. Orangutans. 3. Chimpanzees.

    4. Baboons (7 subspecies, including black-faced baboons and great baboons) 5. Gibbons (7 subspecies).

    6. Monkeys (many subspecies, especially the monkey and the black ape).

    7. Fine-toothed whales (several subspecies, especially"Killer whales"8. Dolphins (about 80 subspecies).

    9. Elephant (2 subspecies).

    10. Pigs.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    In addition to humans and legendary mythical beasts, the 10 most intelligent animals of the present day - 1 Gorilla (2 subspecies) 2 Orangutan 3 Chimpanzee 4 Baboon (7 subspecies, including black-faced baboon and great baboon) 5 Gibbon (7 subspecies) 6 Monkey (many subspecies, especially the monkey, black ape) 7 Fine-toothed whale (several subspecies, especially"Killer whales"8 Dolphins (about 80 subspecies) 9 Elephants (2 subspecies) 10 Pigs The most intelligent of mammals is the chimpanzee. Similar to humans are apes, gorillas belonging to the family of apes in zoology, orangutans, gibbons, and dark orangutans in the Baltic region, among which the most intelligent is chimpanzees. Although the size of its brain is only 400 milliliters, it is not as large as the gorilla's 500 milliliters.

    However, its brain function is particularly remarkable.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    At the moment, the smartest animals are definitely humans.

    But the world is so big that we don't understand a lot of things, and there may be more intelligent beings than humans.

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