A new study challenges the idea that T. Rex had primate-like intelligence, suggesting it was comparable to a crocodile's.

A new paper questions the claims that T. Rex, one of the most feared predators to have ever walked the Earth, was intelligent enough to use tools, hunt in packs, and pass down knowledge. A previous study had suggested that T. Rex brainpower was comparable to that of modern-day baboons, but the new research casts doubt on this, suggesting that T. Rex likely had intelligence more akin to that of a crocodile than a primate.

April 26, 2024
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