Top 10 Traits Unique to Humans

What really distinguishes us from every other animal on the planet? How is it that no other animal on this planet or the planet's history has ever had the capability of exploring space or of nuking ourselves into oblivion? I found a listing of the 10 traits unique to humans.

Let's face it, opposable thumbs are pretty cool. Without that ability to have your thumb reach every finger, it would make screwing on the lid of a tooth paste tube very difficult. Even more unusual is our long life span beyond reproductive our years-yes there is life after kids. Most animal species come to a quick demise via being eaten by lion or strangled and eaten whole by a very large Boa Constrictor. Instead, our post-reproductive phase extends out for years and years, mostly consisting of loud Hawaiian shirts and constant complaining about high taxes.

On the other end of the spectrum, we also have long childhoods. Most animal species are kicked out of the house within the first few months of life, while we humans linger on well into our twenties. Suffice it to say, our long childhoods are result of our bigger brains. With evolution, there are always trade offs. The female human body isn't really designed for babies with large heads-just ask any women who has given birth. As a result, brain development continues after birth delaying maturation by more than a decade. Of course, there is no evolutionary explanation of why there are 25 years olds still living at home. Brain development at that point is pretty much on a downward trend of neural death via drunken nights at the pub.

Apparently, blushing is a unique human trait. The only other animal that comes close are female baboons, and it's not their face that turns red. Although we are mostly hairless, we still have as many hair follicles as other primates such as chimps and gorillas. (However, if you ever hang out in the men's shower at the Y, hairlessness is not necessarily the case.)

There are many more charactestics I could mention here. You can see that evolution doesn't necessarily breed perfection, instead it results in what works. What we do as a human race to use those unique characterstics is entirely our choice. After all, we are more than apes with car keys. Click link below for the top 10 human traits.
Top 10 Human Traits