Svarūpa Dāmodara: Sometimes questions are raised saying that how do we know that a bird is more intelligent than a human being. Prabhupāda: Yes, bird is more intelligent. Svarūpa Dāmodara: But we are posing that the human beings are the . . . Prabhupāda: Just like, just like, here is a bird. As soon as he'll see so many men are coming, he'll jump over the . . . you are not intelligent to jump over. Suppose somebody is coming to stab you, you cannot jump. Therefore bird is more intelligent. Svarūpa Dāmodara: How do we know that they're not . . . (indistinct) . . .? Prabhupāda: Ah? No, they know, "Here is . . . enemy is coming," even fishes, animals, they know. As soon as there is enemy, they take protection.
Svarūpa Dāmodara: Sometimes questions are raised saying that how do we know that a bird is more intelligent than a human being.
Prabhupāda: Yes, bird is more intelligent.
Svarūpa Dāmodara: But we are posing that the human beings are the . . .
Prabhupāda: Just like, just like, here is a bird. As soon as he'll see so many men are coming, he'll jump over the . . . you are not intelligent to jump over. Suppose somebody is coming to stab you, you cannot jump. Therefore bird is more intelligent.
Svarūpa Dāmodara: How do we know that they're not . . . (indistinct) . . .?
Prabhupāda: Ah? No, they know, "Here is . . . enemy is coming," even fishes, animals, they know. As soon as there is enemy, they take protection.