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> Then we should expect cetaceans to have developed long verbal/oral lineages Why? But nonetheless, they have. They pass on locations, routes, hunting techniqu
by bmitc 4y ago
> Then we should expect cetaceans to have developed long verbal/oral lineages
Why? But nonetheless, they have. They pass on locations, routes, hunting techniques, etc. vocally and behaviorally down through generations.
You and some of the other comments bring up a lot of things that don’t really have much to do with intelligence. They really only have anything to do with a human-centric view of intelligence.
- svnt 4y agoIf you cannot build and communicate abstract concepts collectively your ability to select evolutionarily for increased capacity for abstract concepts seems to me to be very limited. I am all for different forms of intelligence, but at least attempt to define it and how it comes about.