2007-09-25 01:12:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
although human is an animal he possess distinguishe features like intelligence ,ability to think, etc.
but some situations he behave more or same as animal ,when he is anger, hungry etc
2007-09-25 01:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by bigboss 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kingdom: Animalia - humans are multicellular and have Eukaryotic cells
Phylum: Chordata - humans are vertebrates and have a spinal column
Class: Mammalia - humans are warm blooded, have sweat glands (including milk producing ones), and reproduce sexually
Order: Primates - humans have five digit hands (with opposable thumbs and fingernails), a generalized dental pattern, and an unspecialized body plan.
Family: Hominidae - Humans are great apes
Genus: Homo - Humans stand upright
Species: H. sapiens - Humans are sapient; they have conscious minds
That's why humans are animals. Anyone who says otherwise is a nutcase, and probably religiously motivated.
2007-09-25 09:07:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because humans rule the world and thus we create these arbitrary labels.
I suppose if dogs ruled the world they would classify humans as animals.
Within the science community humans are considered animals.
2007-09-25 09:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by The Teacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientists would definitely state that humans are animals.
Even "20 Questions" starts with "animal, vegatable, or mineral?", and humans would be animals there.
Humans, evolutionarily speaking, are members of the Great Apes - a group that also includes chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangoutans. Interestingly, humans are more closely related to gorillas and chimpanzees than gorillas and chimpanzees are to orangoutans.
2007-09-25 08:34:46 · answer #4 · answered by gribbling 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We definitely are animals. Very few people disagree with that. Creationist would of course. Many religions preach that man is above and better than all other living things. And some people just cant grasp the natural order of life on Earth.
2007-09-25 08:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Humans clearly are animals. But one of the disparaging traits of humans is to classify things either as similar or dissimilar. And we sometimes want to classify ourselves apart from animals to show our intelligence, superiority, behavior, ability to reason, etc.
2007-09-25 08:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by misoma5 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Humans (H. sapiens) are indeed classified in the animal kingdom. Furthermore, we are in the order of primates, along with monkeys, and in the superfamily Hominoidae, along with other great apes.
Who in the world does not consider humans to be animals??
2007-09-25 08:56:20 · answer #7 · answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Human arrogance is the only real distinction.
At least in those who do not consider themselves animal.
2007-09-25 09:40:38 · answer #8 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a science point of view, humans are considered as animals. but in a philosophy point of view, humans are not like animals. humans have ethics, animal don't. humans can differentiate what is right and wrong, but animals don't. For example, for humans, when a brother sleeps with his sister, it is wrong. but for animals, it is not wrong because they do not know that it is wrong.
2007-09-25 08:50:23 · answer #9 · answered by Yvonne 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are considered to be animals. Theologians like to make the nonexistant distinction.
2007-09-25 08:38:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋