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Originally Posted by Cynosure
It's completely ridiculous to me that some people can't see (or refuse to see) the obvious. Animals are indeed vastly inferior to human beings in their intelligence.
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I feel inferior to a lot of cephalopods.
Things I can't do that an octopus can:
Survive under water
Regrow limbs
Fit through 1" diameter pipes (even a very large octupus can fit through very small spaces if motivated properly)
Emit prey-customized venom (one opens clams!)
Strangle a shark to death
Camoflage myself completely to blend in with my surroundings
Change the pigment of my skin at will
Did you know cuttlefish communicate with sign language?
Did you hear about the octopus who would sneak out of his (locked) tank, eat crabs from an aquarium a couple rows over, then return and relock his tank to remove suspicion from himself? The ONLY thing that keeps cephalopods down is their short lifespan, which makes their intelligence even more amazing.