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by Zobat 301 days ago
> Human beings, it appears, are nearly unique in the animal world for being able to learn something by watching somebody else do it.

This is just blatantly wrong. If nothing else I myself have shown dogs how to solve problems, but here's a link to Wikipedia for good measure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_learning_in_animals

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octopuses learn by observing other octopuses

See for yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQwJXvlTWDw

or if you prefer,

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B97801...