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.
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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.
He's been saying that since before The Future is Wild and his Squibbons.
It will be dolphin people!
None? We have millions of years head start. No creature will replace us unless we obliterate ourselves.
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