Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Humans vs. Animals [infographic] MARCH 10, 2012 vedat şafak yamı

Humans are the most unique animals on the planet. Because of our ability to effectively communicate, opposable thumbs, and other traits; Humans have the upper hand over any other species on earth. However, some animals have some of the same traits as humans, making them truly unique among their own.

According to today’s infographic, there are human traits found in many other species as well. For example, like humans, elephants show empathy towards other elephants that are not well. Also like humans, ravens are capable of developing tools to immobilize and crack eggs to eat.

However, no other species can compare to a human’s ability to run long distances. Our two legs allow us to run long distances without excreting large amounts of energy. Humans are truly amazing unique animals, and our abilities to continue expand our span of thought show that we are capable of many more great things. I can’t imagine where the human race will be 30 years from now, but I can assure you that it will be an amazing life as we experience it.

The most important thing to recognize about animal anatomy is that all mammals have the same basic skeletal structure. A human has the same basic skeletal structure as an elephant. Birds, reptiles, and amphibians also have a very similar skeletal structure. All have a central spine, with the pelvis on one end and the skull on the other. The ribs spring from the spine to enclose the internal organs. The rear limbs attach the pelvis, and always have the same major joints. The forward limbs are often not directly attached to the rest of the skeleton and, again, share the same major joints. The differences in animals come from various bones being shaped differently to meet the needs of that particular animal. In this article I'll be focusing primarily on quadrupeds, but keep in mind that all animals share the same basic structure. vedat şafak yamı In this article I'll be focusing my diagrams on the dog and horse skeleton. I wanted to provide both a carnivore (dog) and an herbivore (horse) in order to highlight some of the differences between them. The dog and horse are probably the most well-studied of animals, so there is a lot of information available on both. I am also the most familiar with dog and horse anatomy, having drawn, studied, owned, and worked with both for many years. I'll start with the whole skeleton, and then look at each part in detail.

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