Humpback Whales Have Human Brain Cells
November 28th 2006 02:49
CNN reports that Humpback Whales may be more intelligent than they've been given credit for. U.S. researchers have discovered a type of brain cell in Humpbacks previously only seen in humans, apes and dolphins.
This finding may help explain some of the complex behaviours found in whales, and raises questions about the development of complex brains.
*This image is licenced under the GNU Free Documentation License, it came from the Wikipedia page for Humpback Whale.
*This image is licenced under the GNU Free Documentation License, it came from the Wikipedia page for Humpback Whale.
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