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Equalize Brain Size

In the table below all of the animals now have the same brain sizes. What happens now? If we make all brain sizes equal, will we see any difference between the animals? Remember we are not concerned with body size anymore because we have controlled for body size and now simply made all brains the same size. Does this mean that from now on these animals would act the same, walk the same, eat the same things, behave the same ways?

human brain    Human
baboon brain    Baboon
monkey brain    Monkey
camel brain    Camel
dolphin brain    Dolphin
kangaroo brain    Kangaroo
cat brain    Cat
raccoon brain    Raccoon
rabbit brain    Rabbit
squirrel brain    Squirrel
frog brain    Frog

Do you notice any differences now that the brain sizes are equal?

 

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