Post #2352375
2026-05-10 12:37 UTC
The question was more intelligent that us in applied mathematics and critical thinking. Dolphins, whales, orcas have all been well studied. And while they are in the top 0.01% of intelligent life on earth. They are on average not smarter than humans. Though I can not speak for the below average humans.
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@folaht@lemmy.ml 2026-05-10 14:17
What makes you think that they are not smarter than humans? We haven’t been able to even communicate with Orca’s, so we can’t tell if they’d perform better on a math quiz. We do know that they have more neurons in their cerebrum than humans, which would potentially make them smarter. We know they have language, we know that they can pass on knowledge, we know that they communicate to each other to discuss hunting strategies, we know that they give names to each other, we know that some Orca’s have learned to communicate with other dolphin species, we know that they understand the concept of literally pointing out things, so they’re at least smarter than chimps.