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His answer is the octopus. What say you?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It will be dolphin people!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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

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