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>all these are the answers that apply to great apes, it may look different for other animals
>every single generation in the chain of evolution has to be a viable specimen in its own right.
>we would not see just how crazy the human build is until they started getting really far from their origin. It is possible there is a breed much more impressive than we think who still could not find the conditions to shine
>intelligence takes a ton of calories in the first place, not to mention, bipedalism is a speed buff
Two important things to note is that there might be already very intelligent creatures whi we simply can not communicate with because our brains work differently and we have not figured it out, and that we do have a standout trait that pushes us in the direction we know today, the traiy of curiosity

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