谁是最机智的肉食动物?

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Erica Hu (读者译稿), 谁是最机智的肉食动物? 纽约时报中文网, Apr 7, 2016
cn.nytstyle.com/readers-translation/20160407/t07take-reader/

James Gorman, Some Carnivores Are Better Than Others at Unlocking Dinner. New York Times, Jan 25, 2016.

Quote:

"the relative size of the brain, compared with the size of the body, was the best indication of which animals were able to solve the problem of opening the box.  Bears did the best, followed by the family that includes raccoons and coatimundis, results that any homeowner who has garbage cans out in the yard might expect. The family that includes weasels and otters came in third.

"Animals that lived in complex social groups did not do particularly well.  Sadly, for any fan of 'Meerkat Manor,' the family Herpestidae, which includes meerkats and mongooses, was the least successful at solving the puzzles.

Note:
(a) coatimundi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coatimundi
(may refer to: "South American coati, or ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua); mammals of the raccoon family")
(b) Meerkat Manor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat_Manor
(a British TV program; 2005-2008)