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My understanding is that octopus limbs are semi-autonomous, whereas giraffe legs aren't doing any more decision-making than they are for people or cats. Which
by LeegleechN 5y ago
My understanding is that octopus limbs are semi-autonomous, whereas giraffe legs aren't doing any more decision-making than they are for people or cats.
Which is not to say that I disagree that most people underestimate animal intelligence.
- Baeocystin 5y agoAll cephalopods lack myelination in their neural toolkit. What this means is that signal propagation between neurons is between 10-100x slower than, say, a mammal, and it makes signal integration over distance a hard problem. That evolution has found a way to achieve high relative intelligence against such a strong constraint is endlessly fascinating!