If you could verbally speak (in your preferred language) with any species still living on Earth, which species would you choose to communicate with?

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The Yellow Slime Mold, I want to know what an amoeba thinks and what better than the worlds smartest one?

Picture for reference, and yes it’s all one cell:

Octopi would be awesome to speak with. Or really any intelligent deep sea creature

cats. they are either the dumbest creatures on the planet or the most cunning smartasses.