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Re:Newer data once again shows: the human brain is just a sc... by HPsquared on Monday March 20, 2023 @07:37AM (#35230099)
Animals do learn techniques and pass knowledge to their offspring. The only thing is, they don't make tools.
Re:Newer data once again shows: the human brain is just a sc... by kaba0 on Monday March 20, 2023 @11:46AM (#35233313)
They do make tools (corvids, octopuses, apes).

Learning and passing knowledge is much rarer, I believe, and I can’t really think of any non-mammal example.

Re:Newer data once again shows: the human brain is just a sc... by HPsquared on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:34PM (#35234178)
Don't they watch their parents hunting and things like that?
Re:Newer data once again shows: the human brain is just a sc... by kaba0 on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:02PM (#35234737)
Mammals? Some do. Most other animal I can think of right now? Nope, a snake just.. does its “pre-programmed” thing, the same way a spider creates its web. Jellyfish are barely alive, fish are also not particularly intelligent.

People really did believe even just a few hundred years ago that animals were just “animatronics”, and let’s be honest, plenty of animals don’t disprove it too well.