Fraxinus
chunky plant goop
i think its more like, we rank animals' intelligence based on how similar their intelligence is to our ownActually that's a great example of how we overrate animal intelligence
We're always talking about how smart an octopus is just because we don't expect it to be smart or something? Idk
on a related note, plant intelligence is such a taboo because humankind is so insecure about redefining their concept of intelligence as being something that humanity is not the pinnacle
ironically, the modern scientific community is so against learning the unknown because it may threaten what they think they know