Of course, before you can answer that, you need to decide what "most successful" actually means. That's exactly what I'm asking: what criteria would you use to define the most successful species? And based on those criteria, which species would you pick?
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I think it's birds.
Because they started the evolutionary process as reptiles (snakes) and then began to fly. Such adaptation must be excessive. Perhaps because they evolved from snakes, our feline friends go into a trance when they see birds.
Dogs? Cows?
Def something that's correlated to our success
Sounds like you're saying humans are the most successful species. Is that what you mean? What criteria are you using?
Quantity, growth, dominance. Whatever you want
In terms of quantity, maybe it's some kind of insect, not dogs or cows, right?
Yes, obvs not unit quantity (bacteria and flies exist in the trillions). But if you'd index them to us, like 5-1000k years ago, then terrific.
Also, is there a question at all that humans are not "the most successful animal species"...?
As I've been saying, it depends on your criteria!
always cats
What criteria are you using? What about insects?
Criteria: usefulness
Are insects considered animals?
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definitely not plants! ahahah