It is so ridiculous how many humans discount animal intelligence.
Agree! Makes me wonder why someone who can’t see that animals aren’t just zero-IQ blobs of protoplasm would spend his life searching for ETI? I mean, dude!!!... You can’t see intelligence when it’s right in front of your nose! What makes you think you’ll be able to see it when it’s clear across the galaxy? But they’re out there; they fill the ranks of SETI pros.