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It is entirely possible that if elephants could speak and had versatile hands like we do, they would build a developed civilization. They certainly seem very in
by inglor_cz 2y ago
It is entirely possible that if elephants could speak and had versatile hands like we do, they would build a developed civilization. They certainly seem very intelligent and deliberate.
A genetic project for the 21st century: try giving them voice and hands. See what happens.
- kridsdale1 2y agoThe hands would be crushed.
- inglor_cz 2y agoMaybe they could have fingers on their trunk. It is already strongly innervated and very sensitive.
- philistine 2y agoYou need to watch Babar. That's the blueprint for intelligent elephants.
- itishappy 2y agoThis is a plot point in one of my favorite sci-fi series: Schlock Mercenary. Elephants are one of the races that have been "uplifted" to sophistry. Some (Neophants) have been engineered further and now have hands. Check out the notes below the following two comics for some of the musings that make these stories so compelling to me: https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-06-16 https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-06-16 https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2014-05-07 https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2014-05-07
- mmooss 2y ago> It is entirely possible that if elephants could speak and had versatile hands like we do, they would build a developed civilization. How much intelligence is needed? Using a hose is an accomplishment for elephants. People in this thread are amazed that elephants can remember events, even traumatic ones like the death of a child. Has an elephant ever created a structure of any sort? > if elephants could speak I don't think they'd have much to say ...