Biology/Dinosaur intelligence
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Is there any evidence that would lead one to believe that dinosaurs were intelligent in comparison to modern reptiles?
Hi Fred
Of course there is no way we can determine this by scientific study. There is some evidence that dinosaurs were ancestors to birds and birds exhibit more intelligent behavior than reptiles. I do not believe that we can explain all animal behavior to some form of intelligence. The exquisite nests that some birds build is the result of DNA and not thought processes.
If we can equate intelligence with time of survival then dinosaurs were very smart (But I do not believe there is a connection)
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Walter Hintz
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Science teacher for over 50 years. MSc. in biology. I can answer questions in general biology, zoology, botany, anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.
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I have a MSc in biology and have been a science teacher for over 50 years. At present I am a faculty member at a college and a science consultant at seven catholic schools.
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