Introduction
This paper analyzes nature of mankind and animals are closer to one another. However, due to his pride, mankind dominant attitude has ruined biodiversity in ecosystem. There are two significant features that have influenced humankind interaction in the sphere of bio-diversity.
First, human beings perceive that they dominate in terms of rationality. Despite the fact that human beings have high intellection, they engage continuously in ecological destruction.
Also, human being has contributed to extinction and ecological disentanglement in the biosphere. Secondly, humankind has underrated the intellectual being of animal life.
In my opinion, this is unimpressive notion because animals also use intellection to direct their movement. Animals are sentient beings just like human beings. Nevertheless, mankind has to acknowledge that they share natural world with other creatures of amazing adoptability.
Indeed, it is clear that living plants has no intellection, but animals have intellect and this should not be disputed by human being. I think that intellectual complexity of human being is biased to an extent of exploiting other equally important living organisms (animals).
Indeed, abuse of biosphere and downgrading of animals’ intellection originates from pro-self-rule system that mankind has perceived. Moreover, human beings perceive that they are more superior to animal and other creatures in the world. Actually, belittling of animals’ intellect is associated with the human attitude of exploiting natural environment.
Besides, mankind perceives animals as principal discourse for practical experimentations. Thus, animals are used as objects for experimentation. I oppose this notion because animals have inherent values hence should not be seen as mere objects.
Mankind has raised different opinion about existence of animals’ emotional life. There has been an inquiry regarding whether animals can perceive emotions or not. Actually, animals perceive emotions just like human being do.
Moreover, this can be proven because animals normally perceive emotions such as fear, enjoyment, humiliation, resentment, irritation, pleasure, and hopelessness.
Indeed, emotions are just psychological experience which assists behavioral control and organization of living organisms. Emotions are vital to human being and animals. Animals therefore have to be treated with dignity just like human beings.
The invention of hard science in 1800s such as chemistry and physics has belittled studies of animal feelings and intellection. Such technological invention has influenced human being to perceive animals are just like automatons; accustomed to act mechanically in response to stimuli.
In addition, hard science perceived animals as acting like machinery. I opine this should not the case. Nevertheless, not every person admits that animals act like insensitive living things.
Certain individuals perceive that mankind is the only exclusive animal, formed in the representation of God. This notion should not be stressed upon because God created all living and non-living organisms out of ‘Divine Love’.
Thus, mankind should not be seen as the only rational creature capable of self-intellection. Animals are also capable of self-intellection. For example, Chimpanzees, in their natural inclination, have communal, emotional, and intellectual apes’ features that are more related to human nature.
Actually, homologues and analogous features between mankind and chimpanzee are more related. For instance, the similarity is seen in tool-expertise, cultural knowledge, and inter-social life characterized by an organized system.
Conclusion
Conclusively, human beings need to appreciate significant contributions of existing Flora and Fauna in the environment. The diversity of ecosystem is safeguarded when human being conserve environment and avoid exploitative attitude towards other creatures.
However, human being is a special and unique creature compared to other living and non-living, which are equally important for sustenance of ecosystem.