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Neanderthals are the same species, Homo, hence why they could crossbreed with early homo-sapiens. If they were still around today, we'd probably see them as jus

by swebs 8y ago

Neanderthals are the same species, Homo, hence why they could crossbreed with early homo-sapiens. If they were still around today, we'd probably see them as just another race. They didn't look too different: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal#/media/File:Skeleton_and_restoration_model_of_Neanderthal_La_Ferrassie_1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal#/media/File:Skelet... Though it would be cool to imagine a completely different intelligent species, like some sort of bird or octopus.

52-6F-62 8y ago
Oh I've definitely toyed with the fantasy of dolphin or octopus evolving in near parallel with humanity to the point of advanced technology (or having evolved to the point where they saw the innate flaws in advanced technology as inferior to an improved understanding of their innate biology and instead developed philosophically or spiritually, if you will). Might make a good story or two.