Sorry to disappoint him and others, but that distinction has already been given to the octopus!
https://octopus.org.nz/content/dna-proves-octopuses-are-aliens
Octopuses are aliens — or, at least, so vastly different in their genetic makeup that they might as well be considered out of this world. Scientists recently sequenced the first genome in the Octopus Genome Project, a huge undertaking to map out the entire DNA structure of the complex cephalopod. What they found was simply incredible.
Octopuses have 33,000 genes, roughly 10,000 more than a human. This alone sets it apart from any other invertebrate in the world. They are also uncannily clever, with the ability to open jars, solve puzzles, and even use tools.
....with the ability to open jars, solve puzzles, and even use tools.
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Things my wife has me around for.
So that means if I add 10,000 more genes, I can be an octopus? Hmmm...subtract 10,000 genes from the octopi and voila...Shakespeare and SR-71’s...
Octopuses have 33,000 genes, roughly 10,000 more than a human.
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octopi can also re-write their genetic code. Something no other Earthy animal can do.