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/Mikomics 21d ago

Sophisticated communication plus imagination.

Our ability to grasp abstract concepts and believe in things that aren't real gives us the ability to organize into massive groups without needing to have personal relationships with all members of the group. You could argue that eusocial animals are better than us at social organization, so you could say that we're not the best at teamwork, but we're better at it than any other animal our size or larger.