Oxford Scientists Say Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats

Velcroman1 writes "This again: scientists at Oxford University claim canines are smarter than felines. And the reason, according to the researchers, is that dogs are more social animals and therefore have bigger brains than the more solitary-inclined cats. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, charted the evolutionary history of various mammals' brains over 60 million years and found a link between the size of an animal's brain in relation to its body and how socially active it was."

Comments

This wasn't obvious?

[chemicaldave]

Dogs can pick up cues from humans and are extremely social animals.

Cats OTOH are just freeloading parasites. Occasionally they purr and rub against you to mark their territory.

I've never met a cat that could respond to its name, let alone do tasks as complex as dogs.

There's a reason you don't have "helper cats" for the blind.

Re:This wasn't obvious?

[geekoid]

We communicate with dogs the way w communicate with intelligent creatures.
And if your numbers where any more wrong, they would be letters.

Re:My cat groks Unix

[Lilith's Heart-shape]

Your dog also licks peanut butter off your mother's vulva.

Re:Are dogs really learning anything?

[Shakrai]

You feed the stray cats? Your local bird and squirrel population thanks you.

We don't feed strays around here. We shoot them. It's fun target practice and better for the native animal populations that stray cats decimate.