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Jilly_in_VA

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5. We're just figuring out

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sat Aug 6, 2022, 06:56 PM

Aug 2022

how other species on our own planet communicate--the latest buzz (forgive me) being that bees have a rich inner life that we didn't know about. I have long thought that elephants, the great apes, and whales are the other true higher intelligences on the planet and that they probably think in ways we don't and maybe can't comprehend.

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The One Critical Mistake Alien Hunters Keep Making [View all] Jilly_in_VA Aug 2022 OP

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A few years ago... 2naSalit Aug 2022 #3

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We're just figuring out Jilly_in_VA Aug 2022 #5

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