Monday, June 1, 2009

humans vs. other animals

After watching the activities of many animals on the show "Nature's Most Amazing Events" on KCPT, I am tempted to compare the human to other animals. We share many things in common, including moving around, doing things in groups, reproducing, caring for our young, eating other plant.s and animals, being prey to some animals and predators of others, communicating by sounds and movements, building homes. So what distinguishes the human? We are not the strongest, nor the fastet, nor the most agile. But we have a larger brain than most, if not all, enabling us to do more things and understand more. We can stand on two legs, unlike many. We do more riding on other animals and vehicles. We can build bigger things, but not necessarily more intricate. Maybe all species feel superior to all other species. I feel that humans are superior, but our offspring, the computer, is gaining on us.
LSmith6100@kc.rr.com

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