The comparison is not just with other animals today but across time. Dinosaurs dominated the planet for 100 million years but do not appear to ever have been as close to space exploration as the humans of 30,000 years ago.
Octopuses have been around for 500 million years. For most of this time humans were not holding back or inhibiting their propensity to study, receive signals from, send messages to, or travel to, other stars.
Octopuses have been around for 500 million years. For most of this time humans were not holding back or inhibiting their propensity to study, receive signals from, send messages to, or travel to, other stars.