What are some very important differences between human beings and animals that you should know about?

Very important and good to know. Cheers :) 

(it’s its tail)

Da blaw blaw?

Lol, I’ll pass on that YouTube video. 

Also, the sanity of adult monkeys is not in question in such an instance. 

What happens when it hits a Fan....If I was that Fan at a concert or other other such gatherings ,I wouldn't be best pleased....:( 

Good, thank you. 

Great list, thank you :) 

What about Lemmings ? 

No, I don’t count the Religious Right Wing... This post was edited by Don Barzini at March 11, 2020 10:47 AM MDT

Ants domesticate aphids, all primates have opposable thumbs. Cetaceans are exquisite musicians, as are nightingales.

I agree with most of your examples, but disagree with some.

The species of "primates with fully opposable thumbs include the Great apes (humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans) and Old World monkeys (those native to Asia and Africa) such as baboons and Colobus monkeys. A fourth group of monkeys have comparatively long opposable thumbs." - https://untamedscience.com/order/primates/

Ants farm fungi in their nests as a source of food.

Symbiotic relationships could be regarded as form of trade.

Some species of termites build skyscrapers (relative to the insects' size) with deep basements.
Amitermes meridionalis builds mounds  up to 4 m (13 ft) tall, 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) wide and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) deep.
Soldiers are 4 - 6 mm (0.16 - 0.24 in) long, workers smaller. Each mound houses over a million individuals.
Proportionate to their size, the termites' feat is far greater than the skyscrapers of humans. Despite the extremes of the arid climate, the internal temperature remains the same all year round without the use of electricity for air-conditioning.

Mound of the magnetic termite

Some birds use fire. In Australia, “firehawk” is a generic term for either a Black Kite (Milvus migrans), Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus), or Brown Falcon (Falco berigora). Aborigines knew that these species of birds would pick up burning sticks from their cool grass fires (traditional management of grazing areas for wallabies, kangaroos and other marsupials), carry the burning sticks to new areas, and drop them there to start new fires.The new fires enabled the birds to easily catch prey as it ran away. Aboriginal lore incorporates this observation into their teaching stories.
National Parks Rangers and zoologists have been out on the cool-burns with Aborigines to observe and film the behaviour. It was found that the birds knew what they were doing.
Researchers from Australia, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Arizona, through extensive interviews and ethnographic study have now documented anecdotes about the fire-spreading behavior of these birds in the Journal of Ethnobiology.


This post was edited by inky at March 11, 2020 10:47 AM MDT

Hoo rah. I like making people think, so I stuck some things in there strategically for the sake of debate. While you and the others are absolutely correct in singling out this or that ability (proves that we’re paying attention), when read as a complete resume’, we alone can claim all or any combination on these qualities. The research you present is terrific. Kudos.

Some particulars in my points:
We alone farm more than one species of plant and only we raise other animals for food. 

Our skyscrapers are built of multiple, non-local materials.

We compose music, and generate our own fire. 

This post was edited by Don Barzini at March 11, 2020 8:17 PM MDT

All these points accepted.

But I think there's another factor worth pointing out.

Quite often humans get their ideas from nature.
The invention of Velcro was triggered by observing how hairy leaves stick to things.
Mudwasps build their nests from clay. People in dry climates build their houses from mudbrick and pisé-de-terre.

Or we may invent things, and later discover that nature has made use of the same forces for ages -
Some eels can stun their prey with an electric charge. We've only recently invented tasers.
Deep marine life is often phosphorescent. How long did we take to invent phosphorescent paints and fabrics?
The deep-sea anglerfish uses light as a lure. Its created by bioluminescent bacteria that live inside the angler. It drifts through the water, flashing its beacon. Waiting for another fish to take the bait.


Mudwasps build their nests from clay. People in dry climates build their houses from mudbrick and pisé-de-terre.

While it's true that humans are the most resourceful, adaptable and creative, we also have a tendency to be arrogant about ourselves as a species.
I think it's worthwhile never to take the natural world for granted.

Absolutely. The natural world presents boundless resources for our ideas and advantage. Though much has been lost before we could fully understand the value of preserving the earth’s bounty. 
Would that our knowledge had evolved at a much earlier point in our history, instead of wasting the potential of hundreds of generations in petty conflicts over power, money, xenophobia, and enforced superstitions. Not to mention the uncountable resources squandered. 

What poor stewards we have been, and generally still are. 

Didn't know that! :)

Ya I find it very interesting. A Rasta will tell you that Jah (God) gave ganja to man as a gift. When I first heard that I thought - ya right go smoke another one. But now that I heard about the natural THC that humans have in their system I wonder if there is something to it and if the gift was given when humans were first created. Cheers! 

Maybe consider that our distant ancestors were herbivores, and Mari-j is a weed that grows free on every inhabitable continent ... just sayin’. 

Ya I have wondered about things like that too. Cheers!