Are eagles more intelligent than owls?

“Intelligence” is a more or less floating term and, in general, is highly over-rated as a desirable trait. Birds of prey are exquisitely adapted for their individual ecosystems and are generally able to solve the common problems they daily face in their daily lives. read more

Eagles are up at the top of the intelligence end for birds of prey, owls are down at the low end (“Owls are as thick as two short planks.” Jemima Parry Jones ICBP Homepage - ICBP). What’s actually smarter than even eagles are vultures. read more

The Hypothesis, applied to values and preferences, may suggest that more intelligent individuals are more likely to acquire and espouse evolutionarily novel values than less intelligent individuals, whereas general intelligence does not affect the acquisition and espousal of evolutionarily familiar values. read more