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His answer is the octopus. What say you?

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[–] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

I think they could become dominant if they acquired language. Maybe do some crazy sign language with their 8 tentacles. Also their short lifespan could be overcome if they worked together as a group or a hivemind, like the way ants do.

[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Why would even be a next "dominant single species", like humans?

Out of the billions of alive organisms that had ever been on earth only humans have human intelligence. It doesn't seem like a common trait for any organism.

I think that humans are just some weird anomaly. Once we are gone there will probably not be any other intelligent species for a while, if forever.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 3 months ago

He's been saying that since before The Future is Wild and his Squibbons.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It will be dolphin people!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

None? We have millions of years head start. No creature will replace us unless we obliterate ourselves.

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