Why animals are called "our little brothers"
Why animals are called "our little brothers"
The expression "our little brothers" is widelyis common in everyday life. Where it came from is precisely not known. But there are indisputable facts proving the similarity in the behavior of animals and humans.
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Now in many literary publications and even onInternet expanses can be found the mention of animals as "about our smaller brothers". But few people thought about where the first definition came from, and why it is used for animals.
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The first such metaphors can be found inThe Gospel, but who specifically meant the author of the Scripture under this phrase, is very problematic to define. One of the first such metaphor in a more specific definition is Sergei Yesenin in his poem. His expression quickly picked up other famous poets and ordinary people, so that over time it became a household name for all possible species of animals.
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But is this only an interpretation of poets? It is necessary to understand this issue in more detail. There is a widespread view that animals are not completely like a human being. According to many people, they do not have many of the feelings inherent in man and even morality, so it's difficult to compare people with them. But is it really so?
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Many people consider animals extremely unreasonable andnote their inability to solve problems in nontrivial ways. But in fact, in the animal kingdom, this meets very often. Many species of primates use primitive tools, most developed species know how to use stones for their own purposes.
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Animals constantly use their intellect to solve the most common problems. Human capabilities in this regard are much higher, but based on these facts, it is difficult to call animals unreasonable.
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An animal has a sense of aesthetics, like a human being. Many species of birds like to collect shiny objects. These objects can not be eaten or somehow used, birds simply admire them. The bird huts build their nests in the form of huts and decorate their house with flowers, strengthening them between the elements of the nest. They change flowers every day according to the degree of their withering, and this is a clear fact of craving for beauty.
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Animals have their own morals, at leastand more simple than in humans. Predators almost never kill each other during the struggle for resources, one of the animals signs a defeat, after which the winner allows him to leave. Many species of animals try to help their brethren in case of danger or injury, helping them out of trouble, even risking their own lives.
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Animal is inherent in many feelings thatallow them to be like people. That is why they can be called "smaller brothers of man", which, although they are inferior to him in many respects, but have signs of humanity.
