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大象的认知

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许多当代动物行为学学者认为大象已知最聪明的动物之一。它们的大脑重量平均比5公斤(11磅)多一点,超过任何其他现存且已确认过的陆生动物大脑;同时,虽然大型鲸鱼的体重可达大象平均值的20倍,但其大脑重量仅是大象大脑重量平均值的两倍。大象有大约2570亿个神经元[1] 大象的大脑在一般连接性和功能区域方面,与人类和许多其他哺乳动物的大脑构造相似,但存在一些独特的差异。大象大脑的神经元数量大约是人脑的三倍[2];然而,其大脑皮质的神经元数量约为人类大脑皮质的三分之一[1]

大象表现出各种各样的认知行为及倾向等,包括与悲伤学习模仿玩耍利他主义、使用工具怜悯合作[3]自我意识记忆沟通相关的行为[4]等。[5][6] 证据显示大象可能理解人类借由手指或类似物体以非语言方式沟通的能力。[7] 它们在有关方面与鲸豚类[8][9][10][11]灵长目动物相似[9][12][13]。由于大象的高智商和显著的家庭关系表现,一些研究人员认为人类在道德上需要考虑有关方面。[14][15]

亚里士多德将大象描述为“在智慧和思想上超越所有其他动物的动物”。[16]

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