Scholars have proposed many explanations for the evolution of intelligence in primates, the lineage to which humans and apes belong (along with monkeys, lemurs and lorises). read more
Primate is an order that includes everything from rhesus monkeys to humans. For a generalized answer to the question we need to understand what we mean when we use words like “smart” to describe behavior in non-human animals. We can’t very well sit down a mountain gorilla and administer the SATs for them. read more
“Evolutionary pressures” don’t make animals smart, selection does. The smartest molluscs were the ones that survived, producing even smarter ones, who survived even better, until we get to now. They were lucky in that evolutionary pressures caused them to get smarted, but it could have worked the other way, just as easily. read more
Primates can be defined as the most developed order of mammals. All Primates are classified into one taxonomic order, which divides into two major suborders that differentiate physically from each other after taking different evolutionary lines. read more