Planet Earth without humans

[space-time]

Suppose that we, humans, never existed as a species; what would life on Earth look like? what species would be most likely to develop a civilization as advanced as ours? what are your thoughts on this?

[Speedy]

[SteveG]

Earth has had over 4 billion years and the closest anyone has come is termites and lemurs.

[hal]

too much sci-fi... I don't think there is any evidence to suggest that we muscled out other species that might have gone on to create vast civilizations. Or any civilizations... but who knows?

[MGS_forgot_password]

There would probably be Neanderthals in our place right now, just maybe a little less advanced.

[Randalls]

[clay]

Very interesting non-fiction book about what the earth would be like if humans suddenly ceased to exist:

http://www.worldwithoutus.com/index2.html

[N-OS X-tasy!]

MGS_forgot_password wrote:
There would probably be Neanderthals in our place right now, just maybe a little less advanced.

This.

[OWC Jamie]

The dodo might exist still rather than just on internet keyboards

[blooz]

If humans didn't exist, cats would have had to invent us.