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Are Spindle Saws the Key to Having Complex Social Structures?

If acting together is the key on having complex social structures, well then these things shouldn't just be limited to whales. Over the years, scientists have found spindle sales in chimpansees, elephants, dolphins and guerillas. Do you think the existence of spindusos creates more of a possibility of having that cross peces sharing moment? I think so. If we assume that these cells have such an influence on er the sociability of the species, it is very likely that you would experience something of that kind with the species that has them. So maybe what we see when we look into, you know, the sad eyes of a blue whaleor when we looks into the

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