are dogs more intelligent than cats
Overall, dogs are smarter than cats, actually by quite a bit. However, cats have many more brain cells dedicated to sensory nerves (rather than used for storing information like dogs). This means that even though dogs are much more intelligent than cats, cats are able to hear, smell, and see much better than dogs. This piece of data is also consistent with the fact that dogs are more intelligent than cats, since dogs are much more social animals than cats, and interaction in packs often involves complex rituals and behaviors. Brains: Cats have More Processing Capacity than Dogs Although brain size is not a good indicator of intelligence, the number of neurons in the cortex is. While both cats and dogs have intelligence, dogs are smarter than cats because they interact in a variety of ways, they process commands and partake in all sorts of activities that cats do not, and that kind of engagement requires intelligence. Based on the encephalization quotient, the brightest animals on the planet are humans, followed great apes, porpoises, and elephants. The dog is close behind elephants in its EQ. Descending down the list we find cats lower than dogs, followed by horses, sheep, mice, rats and rabbits. While pet owners may have loads of anecdotal data to show that cats are smarter than dogs or vice versa, there's little scientific evidence to back up those claims. Simply looking at the structure of the animals' brains only reveals so much about their intelligence. Top dog: Scientists claim pet dogs are smarter than cats because friendly social mammals need more intelligence than solitary, aloof ones. The findings, which are bound to divide pet owners around the world, come from a study into the brain size of more than 500 species of living and fossilised mammals. Could it be that cats are just as intelligent as dogs – or more so… but they just don’t want to let us in on the secret? Some have argued, for instance, that the number of neurons is a greater indicator of intelligence than brain size… and in this area cats excel. A dog has a bran mass of about 72g and a cats is about 30g. Those of you whom believe cats are more intelligent because there brain-structure resembles a human's are poorly mistaken seeing that similar structures can be found in a marine rag-worm. Simply looking at the structure of the animals' brains only reveals so much about their intelligence. Cats' brains account for about 0.9 percent of their body mass, whereas dogs' brains make up 1.2 percent of their body mass. But some scientists argue that brain size isn't the key to intelligence.
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