From: gerryq@indigo.ie   
      
   In article <493c2877$0$90346$804603d3@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com>,   
   dsgood@iphouse.com says...   
   > Gerry Quinn wrote:   
   > > In article <4QrkeaBbe+OJFwJg@baradel.demon.co.uk>,   
   > > usenet@baradel.demon.co.uk says...   
      
   > > > But a bigger brain doesn't necessarily mean more intelligence.   
   > > > Which is more intelligent, an African Grey Parrot or a rhinoceros?   
   > > > Which has the bigger brain?   
   > >   
   > > Indeed, as I mentioned earlier, it's clearly necessary to correct for   
   > > body size; this is relevant when it comes to human races and genders   
   > > too.   
   >   
   > Birds have brains which are more effective for their size than mammal   
   > brains.   
      
   Indeed, so it appears; and of course there are obvious reasons why birds   
   should evolve in the direction of greater efficiency per unit mass.   
      
   - Gerry Quinn   
      
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