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Re:Giant Pacific Octopus by lisper on Friday September 18, 2020 @11:52AM (#24518321)
Human life spans are driven by the fact that newborn humans need the support of their parents to survive until they reach sexual maturity. So there is selective pressure on humans to live just long enough to see their grandchildren born and not much longer. Octopi don't have that constraint. They just need to reproduce, then they're done.
Re:Giant Pacific Octopus by mindfulplay on Friday September 18, 2020 @11:56AM (#24518375)
Actually not. Octopuses (female) breed their young for months without eating and then die off. Seems like they have perfected this system over millenia via evolution?
Re:Giant Pacific Octopus by dmm on Friday September 18, 2020 @12:12PM (#24518590)
Humans being of the few animals that go through menopause is strong evidence that grandmothers contribute to the survival of their grandchildren.