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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say (apnews.com)
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[–] 26 points 2 years ago (18 children)

Given enough time, other species may evolve and perhaps teach us a thing or two about being better civilized beings.

My money is on the octopi people.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They don't live long enough, sadly. If they did, they could easily be the dominant species. Many octopus species have been shown to have the intelligence of a 7 year old. Besides the fact that it's a form of intelligence that evolved completely separate from ours (our last common ancestors didn't have a brain), octopi only live about 3-4 years. Think about that for a moment.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Many octopus species have been shown to have the intelligence of a 7 year old

    So about as smart of some former presidents. Awesome!

    Besides the fact that it’s a form of intelligence that evolved completely separate from ours

    Precisely what I was thinking about when I said that in jest. But seriously, they are incredible creatures!

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    They don’t live long enough, sadly. If they did, they could easily be the dominant species.

    The problem is not how long they live but that they don't take care of the offspring, so every octopus need to learn everything from scratch again.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    You may want to read Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Ruin (after Children of Time). If you haven't already...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (6 children)

    Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin

    haha! awesome! I haven't read it, but having looked up the plot, I'm now interested. 🙃

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Read Children of Time first, but the whole series is good. Basically anything he writes is good.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Children of Time had me bawling over spiders. I get all teared up even thinking about it.

    I'm currently mowing through "The Final Architecture" series and that hits me in the feels too. Can't say why, spoilers!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Resident Alien supports your theory.

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