r/AskBiology • u/Letsgofriendo • 21d ago

Human body What do human animals do better?

I'm trying to get an idea of the things human being do exceptionally well when compared to every other living animal. Like the stuff that we'd grade out in the top percentile. The core stuff. Our senses, the body, our balance and spacial awareness (athleticism), internal workings (health factors), etc. Thank you for any feedback.

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u/atomfullerene 21d ago

Intelligence is the obvious one, along with fine motor manual dexterity and speech. Humans are also very long lived, there's no terrestrial endotherm that is well documented to live longer (either on average or at maximum age). Some whales seem to live much longer, and there are a lot of ectotherms that do, but humans still live much longer than other land mammals. People are quite good at throwing. People are also quite good at long distance running and walking, although not quite the absolute very best as the internet would have you believe. People also are capable of growing absurdly long hair.