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The forgotten dilemma of surplusage, why an animal should display potentials of learning ability far in excess of those required during evolution, is recalled in its century-old form and then reinstated as a guide to insights about contemporary but nontraditional views of animal intelligence.
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Boice, R. Surplusage. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 9, 452–454 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337053
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