Assignment 3: Animal of Choice

If I had to be any animal, my simple response would be to remain a human.  Humans have so many advantages over most other species!  We are virtually the only species that can act against instinct, our opposable thumbs, which other primates also have, allow us to grab and hold different items with easy, and we can think well enough that we advance technologically.

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In general, humans have done a lot, including make a giant civilization and grow in numbers to a full, working, and well-connected society.  Humans are the second largest group of lifeforms on Earth, only outnumbered by insects.  Humans are also one of the smartest animals on Earth.  If is hard to actually say which animal is smartest, but most researchers say humans are the smartest.  No matter what, however, I don't see why people would want to be any other animal.