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Not to detract from what has previously been said, I would like to
offer two comments regarding evolution of intelligence.  I saw
an interesting hypothesis put forward recently which suggested that
primate intelligence is primarily social intelligence that serves
to facilitate predicting what other individuals will do.  (The person
who suggested this used gorillas as an example of a species that,
on the face of it, doesn't seem to need a lot of intelligence -- until
the social component of their environment is considered.)  I've also
seen the intelligence of porpoises and dolphins cast in similar light.
Sorry I don't have a good reference for this stuff.  I would also like 
to suggest _Braindance_, by Dean Falk as a good primer on current thought
regarding hominid evolution (and also an interesting perspective on
science as it is practiced).

 
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