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Given the seeming intelligence of cetaceans people are always tempted to compare them wit

2023-02-09 01:52:24 外语考试 阅读

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Given the seeming intelligence of cetaceans, people are always tempted to compare them with humans and other animals. Studies on discrimination and problem-solving skills in the bottlenose dolphin, for instance, have concluded that its intelligence lies "somewhere between that of a dog and a chimpanzee." Such comparisons are unfair. It is important to realize that intelligence is a very human concept and that we evaluate it in human terms. After all, not many people would consider themselves stupid because they couldnt locate and identify a fish by its echo. Why should we judge cetaceans by their ability to solve human problems?

The word "dominant" in the passage is closest in meaning to

A.local

B.natural

C.chief

D.specific

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