Part of brain that makes humans and primates social creatures may play similar role in carnivores
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
The part of the brain that makes humans and primates social creatures may play a similar role in carnivores, according to a growing body of research. In studying spotted hyenas, lions and, most recently, the raccoon family, biologists found a correlation between the size of the animals' frontal cortex and their social nature.