r/Weird 1d ago

This cluster of fossilised creatures look like they came from another planet

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u/Lightsaber_dildo 1d ago

I think people seriously underestimate the value of having digits/hands. Tell me how Orcas are supposed to develop anything without efficient tool use? Maybe I'm just unimaginative, but that seems like it might even be the limiting factor for a break through like hominids had.

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u/ConspicuousPineapple 1d ago

Opposable thumbs are well accepted as the main factor behind the increased intelligence of primates (including us).

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u/obli__ 1d ago

They'll take a few million years to crawl out of the ocean and evolve hands. Bam, ya got whale humans