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RE: Amazing and intelligent Cephalopoda

in #science9 years ago (edited)

They are so fascinating also because they reached their high level developing on a completely different path of evolution than we did. Therefore it may be less surprising if for example a chimpanzee proves to be intelligent than if an octopus does ...

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Yep, exactly. There are so very many things about them that are functionally similar but structurally quite different. Their eyes for instance are very different from ours.