Today, it means a little less to be human.
We used to be lords and masters of all we surveyed.
Man against nature. Man against beast. And we triumphed! For a time.
We had big brains. We had opposable thumbs. We made tools. We were unique. No lowly animal came close to approaching our greatness. No more:
From the BBC and all over the news:
Chimpanzees 'hunt using spears'
Oh, sure. We knew the chimps used tools to gather termites and the like. But the difference between a screwdriver and a stick with spit on it to pick up and eat bugs is huge, a chasm the likes of the Grand Canyon.
But this? Spears?!? Is nothing sacred anymore?!?? Apparently not.
What's next? Fire? The wheel?
Goddamned dirty apes.