Bats with high social intelligence
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 14:20
in Biology & Nature
Scientists agree that living in complex social systems with individualised relationships doesnt work without a high degree of socio-cognitive skills. Elephants, dolphins and primates live in complex social systems and have relatively large, highly developed brains. Research has never associated bats with such characteristics, however, even though they sometimes live in huge colonies.