Whoever coined the expression "cats rule, dogs drool" may have to reconsider that position.
As posted on one of my favorite web sites,
Coyotes,Wolves,Cougars..forever!
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| photo by Monty Sloan |
"Oxford University Study concludes that animals who live in social groups need to think more than solitary animals do and as a result have bigger brains......So
as a Genus, members of the dog family (wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackels, etc.) have larger brains than those of the cat family (cougars, bobcats, lynx, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs--lions being the exception as they do live in groups) ..."
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| photo by Scotti Cohn |
I doubt this will cause my feline friends to lose those smug expressions they always wear, but perhaps this research will allow canids to hold their heads a little higher.
To read the complete article, click on this link:
http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com/2011/10/oxford-university-study-concludes-that.html
Ha ha Scotti what cats lack in brain power they make up for with sheer bravado. Interesting snippet of fact though - thanks for sharing.
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