• gimpchrist @lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I sometimes feel bad that animals that know how to use word buttons and iPads and all these interesting new technology things will never be able to pass their knowledge down to other animals in the wild and I wonder sometimes if animals as a whole would be smarter if we would just share our smart pets with the wild animals so they can learn good stuff

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            3 months ago

            … oh yeah, I think it might lol but the smart animals that escaped and taught wild animals in that movie were being horrifically abused… so we could have a planet of the cats I guess, where everything was nicer? One would hope

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      3 months ago

      That’s basically why humans are OP. A maxed out teach skill, paired with a high social base stat, is incredible synergy. Tool use is just a bonus.