Long since the person considered himself the tsar of the nature, the highest branch of evolution. We reached development of technologies and culture. Unlike animals and the nature, the person constantly develops.
Some assumptions of differences between the person and animals are already disproved today. For example, existence of the speech. Some animals, such as whales and monkeys, communicate with the help of signs and signals. Use of instruments of labor is available to monkeys. They actively use stones, sticks and even copies. Also figurative thinking is inherent in some primacies. They are capable to group objects of various signs. Also monkeys identify themselves in a mirror and in photos.
The qualities distinguishing the person from an animal
In terms of psychology, the person from an animal is distinguished by ability to have additional desire which exceeds his needs and requirements. While animals want only what corresponds to their instincts.
There are also physical signs distinguishing the person from an animal. The bipedalism and human hands having a set of small muscles which allow us to perform very small and delicate work belongs to them. Neurons which give the chance to carry out difficult movements are inherent in a human brain. Hemispheres of a human brain are asymmetric.
What distinguishes the person from an animal?
One more important difference of the person from an animal is the system of feelings, signals, representations which belong to the world around. According to the second alarm system, the person can form any image. It becomes possible only thanks to deep cogitative activity. For example, we can present how that looks, or other dish, and salivation will appear. The animal needs to see food or to hear its smell that reaction of an organism was shown.