Evolutionary shock: Small island foxes have unexpectedly big brains
Not brand-new but it's news to me
https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/island-fox-brains-proportionally-larger-than-mainland-foxes/Open linkView original on sh.itjust.workshttps://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/island-fox-brains-proportionally-larger-than-mainland-foxes/Open linkView original on sh.itjust.works
In short, competition for survival made them smarter
alternate headline: Small island foxes are cute af!
YES and they can climb trees! And they're (relatively) friendly!
More about these cute cat-sized foxes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_fox