Particularly when you consider that, using earth as a reference, the animals that are smart are predators.

It is a bit naive to just assume that an alien species more advanced would also somehow be more civil.

We share 99% of our DNA with chimps. We keep them in zoos and use them for scientific experiments.

Aliens would **** us hard.....

Roger Goodell is already looking at the prospect of having a Jaguars/Browns game in TRAPPIST-1.

In a highly evolved ecosystem, could happen that pure benevolence and altruism have come to define "fitness".

https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.1312...8.lite-1u2.jpg

On second thought, let's try to not contact any alien civilizations anytime soon.
I don't want our alien overlords' first meeting on this planet to be with this dipshit:

http://media.salon.com/2017/02/VIDEO...mp-620x350.jpg

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and this happened what, how many thousands of years ago, but just recently captured the event? :D

Humans are so clueless lol

LOL, some hacker kid probably saw the movie Fire in the Sky/Close Encounters of the Third Kind over the weekend,and decided to create fake news

does not compute! :D

No, NASA Hasn't Found Alien Life

NASA is not preparing to drop an alien-life bombshell, despite what you may have heard.

Last week, the hacking group Anonymous posted a video on YouTube suggesting that the space agency is about to announce the discovery of life beyond Earth. The video has made a big splash online — so big that NASA science chief Thomas Zurbuchen addressed the rumor today (June 26).

"Contrary to some reports, there's no pending announcement from NASA regarding extraterrestrial life," Zurbuchen said via Twitter, where he posts as @Dr_ThomasZ.

"Are we alone in the universe? While we do not know yet, we have missions moving forward that may help answer that fundamental question," he added in another tweet today.

Of course that's what they'd say

I bet the aliens are holding Thomas Zurbuchen's family hostage to be sure that he remains quiet.

From your anus

Real question what are they trying to hide from our eyes.