The Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis is based on the claim that large brains are linked to large social groups in primates (with 190-448 species, depending on the classification) and lizards, however, critics argue that food availability is a limiting factor for brain size and social group size, and that there are small-brained primates in large groups.
The Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis is based on the claim that large brains are linked to large social groups in primates (with 190-448 species, depending on the classification) and lizards, however, critics argue that food availability is a limiting factor for brain size and social group size, and that there are small-brained primates in large groups.