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pandc0122 t1_j9ug2ld wrote
Reply to comment by riuminkd in Do all thinking creatures on Earth use neurons? Does an example of non-neuron based biological "intelligence" exist? by Wun_Weg_Wun_Dar__Wun
“Following the steepest gradient of smell/taste of whatever is in the middle?”
How does that differ from any other problem-solving animal?
pandc0122 t1_it2a0t8 wrote
Reply to comment by SecretNature in How do fishes get into isolated inland lakes in the first place? and why don't we see more divergent evolution / speciation given the separation of each group of fishes from each other? by I-mean-Literally
Ah. And to clarify, I don’t think anything about it is “intentional” - more instinctive. In any case, dropping prey in order to escape an eagle is definitely a survival mechanism. 🙂
pandc0122 t1_iso9fxd wrote
Reply to comment by SecretNature in How do fishes get into isolated inland lakes in the first place? and why don't we see more divergent evolution / speciation given the separation of each group of fishes from each other? by I-mean-Literally
I wonder if it’s possible that this behavior is a kind of survival mechanism - spreading food stock to new habitats, increasing the likelihood of good hunting in future seasons.
pandc0122 t1_j9ujjzr wrote
Reply to comment by riuminkd in Do all thinking creatures on Earth use neurons? Does an example of non-neuron based biological "intelligence" exist? by Wun_Weg_Wun_Dar__Wun
I get that, but by itself, and using the same example, it is also not evidence of the absence of intelligence.