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Humans vs Animals

Memory for stimulus sequences distinguishes humans from other animals. Humans possess many cognitive abilities not seen in other animals, such as a full-blown language capacity as well as reasoning and planning abilities. Despite these differences, however, it has been difficult to identify specific mental capacities that distinguish humans from other animals. Researchers have now discovered that humans have a much better memory to recognize and remember sequential information. Ref. Source 1u.

Animals Humans

Humans take up too much space -- and it's affecting how mammals move. Human beings take up a lot of real estate -- around 50-70 percent of the Earth's land surface. And our increasing footprint affects how mammals of all sizes, from all over the planet, move. Source 8i.