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Human Race goes extinct!!! Can any species replace us?
There are many animal species known to show intelligence.
Primates are known for their social communication & tool making abilities. Bats, whales & dolphins are known for their echolocation skills. Many species of wild animals like lions, cheetahs etc. show excellent teamwork while hunting their prey. Dogs are supposed to have the ability to understand human speech & so on. But we humans (talking about homo sapiens - the "modern" human race) are considered to be on the top the tree, because of our superior intelligence, the skill of using language to communicate, more complex brains, greater social skills & a lot of other abilities considered far more superior to other species. But what if were were to go extinct one day, like the dinosaurs. Is there any other species that can replace us? Pika Pika :chu: |
We've already been replaced by mosquitoes; we just don't want to admit it.
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When mankind is torn asunder by its own folly, vengeance wreaked upon itself by the hubris of its nations, I will be there. When the last outstretched fingers sink beneath the maelstrom and the last bones become ash in the fires spewing forth from Terra, I will be there. When the gods have left and the spirits have faded, I will be there. No other species will be capable of seeing through the demise of mankind. No other species will be satisfactory. But I will be there.
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If/when something replaces us I hope it's dogs. They deserve it.
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I think the most likely candidate would either be another great ape species convergently evolving into another very human like creature to fill the ecological niche we left behind, or elephants, though having only one grasper would inhibit the latter.
Any egg-laying creature would never be able to come close to us, because egg-laying severely restricts brain and skeletal development, two things a sapient race needs in order to work. |
well the way i see it dinosaurs/reptiles took over out of strength and humans/mammals took over because of intelligence. once humans go extinct i would imagine the world would be taken over by something small yet hardy considering all the chemicals/nuclear waste/overall polllution that will get left behind from us. perhaps the time of fungus or plants or maybe bacterias will take over for some time. as they can mutate/adapt fairly well
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Whatever they are, they probably won't have as good memes as we do, and frankly that's all that matters.
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My list of possible replacements goes as follows:
Cephalopods Cockroaches Water Bears Artificial Intelligence Reptilian Shapeshifters |
Crows and ravens are pretty dang smart and adaptable. But yeah, apes are best suited to "replace" us because they're the most like us.
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Some people might wanna read this. (: http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/cockroaches-survive-nuclear-explosion/ |
All hail cockroach overlords.
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Sharks. Probably sharks.
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I think dogs and cats might be a good generic "top of the food chain" type of anime. Perhaps dogs moreso than cats. There was also a TV about life after humans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_After_People |
If we were to go extinct it would be through nuclear war or an increase in uncontrollable diseases and or radiation meaning everything would go extinct. If radiation would be sent through the air then animals, plants, etc would be effected by it same with diseases, or it would turn us into mutants lol. If we were to go to nuclear war everything would incarcerate.
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Fall out generation.
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There are several animals with the potential to evolve human-esque intelligence should we for some reason go extinct without taking the planet with us. Off the top of my head other primates and octopi are good options.
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This is ridiculous. No animals will be able to take our place. After humans go bye bye, highly intelligent robots will take over.
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Anywho, I think it would be cool if the species...or class in this case...that replaced us could be - in an ironic case of coming full circle.... REPTILES That or octupi...we get little chibi-Cthulus taking over the earth. |
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Pika Pika :chu: |
Other great apes aren't competing with us because our evolutionary path is an extremely niche and specialized one. Look at the awe-inspiring amount of extinct species in the genus Homo. Only one species of the genus remains. Evolutionary paths this specific and specialized leave little to no room for competitors, which is why no human-like species will appear unless the current occupier of that niche disappears first.
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As for insects, if you're talking about simple numbers and survivability a vast majority of insect species will survive the same events as cockroaches and have done for eons. In terms of numbers and ability to survive insects have ruled the earth over humans throughout all of humanity's history. But we're talking about creatures that are likely to develop human-esque intelligence here from what I can understand. Insects and the like have tiny little bodies that can only hold tiny little brains. To even begins down a path like ours they would need to get hundreds of times bigger as well as develop significantly more complex brains and nervous systems. Not to mention they'd also need to develop a viable substitute for the human hand. Basically, if you're talking survivability, bugs already rule the Earth but if you're talking filling a similar niche to humans, they never will. There's just too many animals that are far closer to that level for bugs of any sort to ever reach it. |
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But seriously, we can make all the assumptions we want about who will be successors to the human race, if we were to actually go extinct. The truth though is as of now - none! Pika Pika :chu: |
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