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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say (apnews.com)

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[-] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 26 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

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.