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You can add humans to that list, yet we consider ourselves much more sophisticated than these animals you mention. We recognize in whales some of the traits tha
by speed_spread 4y ago
You can add humans to that list, yet we consider ourselves much more sophisticated than these animals you mention. We recognize in whales some of the traits that we believe make us different.
Having a longer lifespan might explain the higher nurture/nature ratio. Cats and dogs don't live long enough to develop complex background stories that require abstract language to be transmitted to their children.
- e9 4y agoLife span has nothing to do with that. Life span is all about economies of scale of the organism. The larger the organism the more efficient it is. The heart rate is slower etc. There are exceptions in animal kingdom, of course. For detailed scientific overview on this specific topic, I highly recommend this book: The Scale by Geoffrey West
- speed_spread 4y agoI wasn't suggesting that the longer lifespan was a result of higher cognitive functions but rather the opposite. Living longer enables individuals to travel further and face a greater variety of situations which require more sophisticated methods of analysis and transmission to be transmitted to others in the herd / offspring.
- e9 4y agoYou are right