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		kevinmchugh on Sept 20, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How the octopus got its smarts Chimp communication is complicated enough that it can probably be called conservation, but I think they're one of the only species for which that is true. I think most animals lack a wide enough range of responses to have a conversation.

jacobolus on Sept 21, 2018 [–]

In most cases humans have not yet figured out anywhere near the full range of particular animals’ communication, so this is hard to judge.

For example, prarie dogs https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/magazine/can-prairie-dogs...

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