MelonYellow@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWhich animal will replace humans as Earth's dominant species? This scientist has an ideawww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1105file-textcross-posted to: collapse@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1105external-linkWhich animal will replace humans as Earth's dominant species? This scientist has an ideawww.earth.comMelonYellow@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square65fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: collapse@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareNeuromancer49@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-23 months agoShells or coral could serve as early tools, but (just my opinion) I feel it’s a little human-centric to assume fire and metallurgy are required to progress. Just because we did it that way, doesn’t mean another species would have to.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoFire and tools were what we needed to become the dominant species, as they gave us power to take down the larger megafauna.
Shells or coral could serve as early tools, but (just my opinion) I feel it’s a little human-centric to assume fire and metallurgy are required to progress. Just because we did it that way, doesn’t mean another species would have to.
Fire and tools were what we needed to become the dominant species, as they gave us power to take down the larger megafauna.