Occasionally a species is found that has very high intelligence but lacks the appendages to use tools. One such species, in a remote part of known space, has an unusual way to deal with its "handicap" - and the human who discovers their intelligence has some misgivings about their history.
Source · ISFDB CC BY 4.0
Placement
- Known Space
- contained in Neutron Starcollection
- contained in World of Ptavvs; A Gift from Earth; Neutron Staromnibus
- contained in World's Best Science Fiction: 1968anthology