Elephants and turtles and cats and wolves...what strange creatures we humans are. We find this need to identify ourselves with other creatures while considering ourselves the highest sort of all.
On the other hand, we seldom seem to compare ourselves to paramecium, or amoeba, apparently feeling that they have gone a bit too much towards the simple side.
I also notice that we want to compare our "souls" and inner natures, not our egos. I assume that is because many people do not believe that other creatures have egos. I can't believe that when I see my dog looking at me out of the side of his eyes, obviously wondering how I am going to react. He has a terrible desire to be top dog.
Can you imagine an elephant commenting to another elephant, "I think an Illinoisian is my spirit human?"
Perhaps that is why we are so enamored with them.
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