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The photo attracted me to this article, as it's similar to one of mine. The gist of the article is that animal intelligence is based on the size of their brains, the size as proportional to their bodies, and how they grow and develop. For example, "Parrots tend to continue generating neurons for longer, and the neurons don't mature as quickly as others." The article links to a paywalled article, but here's the full text.

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