今天的文章就到这里了,有关狮虎谁更聪明的争论还将继续,然而研究已经证实,老虎有一个相对更大的大脑,而狮子更为丰富的社会生活对它们的智力提升帮助并不大。至于狮、虎的智力表现,我们现在只能说不同个体有差异,而且它们可能分别擅长做不同的事。
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