No human being is as beautiful as a peacock, a parrot, a deer, or a butterfly. No human being sees as well as eagles and cats do. No person can run as fast or smoothly as the cheetah. Travel as far on foot without water as a camel. Swim as well as a dolphin. Is as strong as a gorilla. Is as faithful as a wolf or to its mate. Can leap as far and high as a kangaroo or an impala or bears as well as an owl. Can smell as sensitively as a dog or can climb as efficiently as a monkey. Is as dependably tender to its babies as a lioness or a chimp or a robin. Can fly like a hawk, or is as neat and well-organized as the ants. Yet, when we praise other creatures, we say they seem so human. Why do we demean them?
