Part of brain that makes humans and primates social creatures may play similar role in carnivores The part of the brain that makes humans and primates social creatures may play a similar role in carnivores, according to a growing body of research. In studying spotted hyenas, lions and, most recently, the raccoon family, biologists found a correlation between the size of the animals' frontal cortex and their social nature.
Oct. 8, 2013 - Science Daily