The proposition that whales have rights is founded on the idea that they have a high degree of intelligence, and also have self-awareness of the sort that humans do.

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It is the second result that is the surprise, and this has to do with the one single predictor that a particular group will have high collective intelligence: at least half the chairs around the table should be occupied by women.

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The FBI official confirmed the investigation was helped by the Canadian intelligence services, which have been involved in a number of high-profile anti-terrorist operations with US security authorities in recent months.

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