&gt; In colloquial terms, think we&#x27;d find few who&#x27;d argue humans flying around in helicopters shooting elephants with high power rifles are not more evolved than said elephants.<p>You should try to understand what evolved actually means.  What that shows is that we have gained a higher level of tool use than the elephants.  Intelligence is not a sign of being more evolved, it is purely a sign of intelligence.<p>This is like a bird saying that they are more evolved than a human because they can fly without artificial aids.