ride public transit......check online boards where a person is anonymous, and observe the language they use.......drive down any busy street and watch how others tailgate, or cut you off.....
go to the theater for a popular movie........
i think ive made my point
2007-08-03 10:58:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Actually, some Humans treat each other worse than animals, at least animals don't kill each other due to greed or envy or hate. Animals are more loyal and family oriented than Humans as well. I would not use the animal comparison because it is degrading to them!
2007-08-03 11:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Humans have three special adaptations that other animals have too, its just that we're the only one that has the combo!
over-developed frontal cortex - the part of the brain associated with planning & long-term consequences (we rank 3rd in this and overall brain mass behind some whales and dolphins, so we aren't even the smartest)
opposable thumb - ability to skillfully manipulate objects, build complex tools, etc. like our social, tool-building friends in the primate family
advanced vocal system - yah its only as good as a parrot's, but they dont have the thumbs and the brains. most animals have vocal communication with less subtlety
Put the three together, and its significantly unique.
But if dolphins had thumbs? We'd be working for them IMO.
2007-08-03 11:10:43 · answer #2 · answered by freedom first 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed. It's pretty undeniable. Chimpanzees, our closest surviving cousins, exhibit many of the same social behaviors (both good and bad). Although humans are also *unique* animals that are in many ways unlike other species.
"Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; but he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction."
-- Dean William R. Inge
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2007-08-03 16:11:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A human is any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. An animal is a living organism having sensation and the power of voluntary movement and requiring for its existence oxygen and organic food.
2007-08-03 11:01:44 · answer #4 · answered by M G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Human beings are animals. We're mammals along with whales, dolphins and chimpanzees. I like the family!
2007-08-03 11:07:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are more things that distinguish humans from other animals than just upright posture and bipedal locomotion.
2007-08-03 11:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question implies that being an animal is derogatory or undesirable.
All creatures deserve respect and dignity even if you think yourself somehow better.
I rather like being a clever animal!
It's not like we have some other alternative...
2007-08-03 11:04:30 · answer #7 · answered by aka DarthDad 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well considering thats where we came from i'd have to somewhat agree. i went to the zoo the other week and saw the monkeys up close. anyone who denies evolution has got to be completely ignorant.
2007-08-03 11:39:37 · answer #8 · answered by tlundberg04 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agree 100%
2007-08-03 11:31:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So does that mean you've answered your own question?
Yes, we are a species - Bipedal Primates belonging to the Great Ape Family to be precise (I think it's that anyway)
2007-08-03 11:03:05 · answer #10 · answered by Dr Watson (UK) 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋