Why did primates evolve such big brains? First study of its kind says it wasn’t for finding food
- Written by: Ben Hirsch, Senior Lecturer in Zoology and Ecology, James Cook University
Tim Herbert/ShutterstockThanks to our large brains, humans and non-human primates are smarter than most mammals. But why do some species develop large brains in the first place?
The leading hypothesis for how primates evolved large brains involves a feedback loop: smarter animals use their intelligence to find food more efficiently, resulting in...