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Anonymous
If humans/primates were to be extinct, I'm pretty sure it would just happen the same way all over again, except without stepping all the way back into dinosaur days since many species still exist. No longer intimidated by urban sprawl, all hardier animals would multiply, both predator and prey. Carnivores like wild dogs would have their hay-day and rule for a bit. Meanwhile, shy little rat-like mammals would slowly ascend their way into becoming primates, and then humanoid.
Birds are definitely smart, but have no reason to become terrestrial and making fires and whatnot. While it's slightly more likely that pigs could evolve, I just can't see the species having the drive to become bipedal when they already live pretty posh lives in the forest. Even though they can be prey animals, pigs aren't exactly bunnies. At least rodent-like things have a reason to strive for becoming primates and then working their way to the top of the foodchain.
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