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BRAINS! CHAPTER 2

When it comes to being clever, you need a big brain — right?Wrong! A larger brain doesn’t always mean a smarter animal. Big bodies need big brains just to keep them going. It’s the size of your brain compared to your body that counts in the smarts stakes.

oh yeah!

not bad!

Marsupials in order of braininess ( brain size to body size ) Striped Possum 320

Long-tailed Pygmy Possum 266

Bennett’s Tree-Kangaroo

246

not fair!

Which way did he go?

Kangaroos & Wallabies

193

Brushtail Possums

192

Ringtail Possums

139

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