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Humans are creating "intelligent creatures" invisibly, and mice have higher and higher IQs

author:Xiangyo heat medium

Since the birth of the earth, thousands and millions of creatures have been born. I often lament my luck, because among the many creatures, only humans have wisdom, and with their unique wisdom, humans have taken the top of the pyramid step by step. However, in scientific research, it has been found that from the perspective of evolution, all kinds of organisms, including humans, are in the process of evolution. Even in the present era, there are traces of constant evolution in people.

Humans are creating "intelligent creatures" invisibly, and mice have higher and higher IQs

Of course, there are also some people who worry that if animals evolve with other creatures living on Earth with us, will they also evolve into intelligent creatures? The scientists found that in an earlier study, they found that the IQ of mice was rising. This raised concerns about whether it was an "intelligent creature" and that the mice became smarter when German scientists conducted an experiment to study the differences in intelligence of mice in different living environments. As subjects, they selected 31 mice for the experiment, placing 17 mice in the countryside and the remaining 14 mice in the city.

Humans are creating "intelligent creatures" invisibly, and mice have higher and higher IQs

After some time, the scientists recycled the mice and tested them, and studies showed that the mice were equal in constitution, but the urban mice had apparently much higher IQs than rats in rural areas. They built a plastic building and designed some simple little mechanisms in it. There are also toasted bread and other foods inside, but in order to reap the benefits of these foods, rats must break their organs. And in order to prevent mice from using rodent instincts to crack, researchers also specially selected materials that are not easy to be bitten. In this way, the rat can only rely on its own intelligence to crack the machine.

So, what are the behaviors of these mice? Studies have shown that almost all urban mice can successfully crack these mechanisms to obtain food, while only half of rural mice successfully obtain this food, in order to reduce the accuracy and error of the experiment, the research team carried out follow-up experimental research work, they were placed under various conditions. As a result, living in more complex conditions, they tend to exhibit higher IQs! It can be seen that the external environment plays an important role in the evolution of organisms.

Humans are creating "intelligent creatures" invisibly, and mice have higher and higher IQs

What are the reasons why these two types of mice are different except that they live in different environments? So what makes them appear so different? The researchers found that the difference in IQ between city and country mice was likely caused by humans, an analysis that suggests that humans always make things. Man-made objects are one of the main components of modern citiesObviously, if an organism only has the experience and ability to survive in the natural environment, it cannot be competent for modern urban ecology. Natural selection, survival of the fittest. In order to avoid annihilation by natural selection, it is necessary to adapt to the social environment of human beings. So it began to "learn" everything about the city, including overcoming some simple obstacles and equipment.

Humans are creating "intelligent creatures" invisibly, and mice have higher and higher IQs

The ecology of the countryside is simpler, and the mice are easy to this environment and do not need to change to survive, so they have no "motivation" to evolve and have a much lower IQ than mice in the city. In other words: because the ecosystem is a whole, when humans develop civilization, they will inevitably affect the activities of other organisms in the system. Like the mice whose brains developed after years of living with humans, they became smarter. So many people are worried about the question: will mice become smarter in the long run, or even become intelligent creatures like humans? Will it still be harmful to humans by then? Will humans raise mice as "super rat people"?

We can often see in some science fiction movies, the evolution of life forms on Earth challenges human beings, and even eventually destroys human civilization. Will the rat also evolve into such a "super rat man"? It is well known that mice have a genetic similarity of up to 85%-90% to humans, which also leads to them often becoming "guinea pigs" in researchers' labs. However, although they are mammals and genetically very similar to humans, mice do not necessarily possess the same intelligence as humans. Our ancestors evolved over a long period of time from forest apes to humans.

Humans are creating "intelligent creatures" invisibly, and mice have higher and higher IQs

They gradually straighten the muscle masses of their bodies and legs until they are able to walk upright and free their hands. Homo erectus began to make and use tools after freeing their hands, which shows that they already had wisdom. Because the brain capacity is large, the upper limit of human intelligence is also very high, so it has gradually evolved into the current intelligent life after a long time. Compared to mice, it can neither walk upright nor have much brain capacity. However, even under the onslaught of humans, there are some mice that are smarter than before. They want to be intelligent creatures, even fantasy, not to mention "super rat people".

Farther afield, even if mice or other creatures develop a trend close to humans, humans will not sit idly by, humans will intervene and replace everything, so don't worry, because of the increased intelligence of rats, will they replace human supremacy on the earth? Such concerns are pointless. Although we are at the top of the biological chain. But humans should not arrogantly disdain the existence of other creatures. The global environment is a whole, which affects the whole body. If we rashly attack an animal, it may bring unbearable and burdensome consequences to people. As history has taught, we can develop ourselves safely only when nature and other living beings live in harmony.

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