What prevents other animals/species from evolving and developing cognitively the same way humans have?
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There is actually have a specific mutation that makes our brains consume half the energy for the same processing vs most other animals. As a result, we can actually compute much more efficiently on less food, and with less heat. If say a dog were to be as intelligent as a human without that mutation, their brain would cook itself from overheating.
Cetaceans have a benefit in that their brains are effectively water cooled.
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