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To: MeanWestTexan
Now do body size to brain ratio and call me back.

You don't want to do that.

Because biggest body to brain ratio is in birds.

We come in second.

The bird's brain is mostly devoted to sharp, color sensitive vision. It apparently takes a lot of wetware to make that work. It is possible the Neanderthal brain size was for the same thing. Their eyes, were based on the averages of the remains we have found, larger then Sapiens. Tetrachromacy had to come from some where.

49 posted on 06/17/2024 11:06:05 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

A meaningless example. Bird mass is low because it is designed (or evolved, doesn’t matter here) to fly. So any ratio is flawed.

Comparing a whale to a biped is poor enough, but at least they are both mammals.

Comparing two biped apes with 99+% dna overlap and the same basic niche is a fair bet.


50 posted on 06/17/2024 11:39:57 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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