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Octopus species just don’t live long enough to develop much intelligence or culture. Most of them only live a year and die after reproducing.
by colechristensen 4y ago
Octopus species just don’t live long enough to develop much intelligence or culture. Most of them only live a year and die after reproducing.
- intrasight 4y agoSome live to five years. Long enough to get clever.
- stevenwoo 4y agoSince the mother dies at hatching of the eggs, there can be no culture where knowledge is transferred. There would need to be some evolutionary change where the mother does not die at that point or the father does not die after insemination. They still can be very intelligent but they have to learn everything in their short lifespan that is not instinctual. The species also has a tool that humans do not possess - extensive RNA editing to adapt. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-00612-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-00612-y