In the colorless language of science, man is classed under the order
Primates (Lat., _primus_, first) and suborder Bimana (Lat., _bis_,
twice; _manus_, a hand) which means a two-handed animal. Although the
contrast between man and other animals is more distinct among the higher
members of the human species, it may be traced in all. It is less of
degree than of kind, and is rather intellectual and spiritual than
physical.
In size man is dwarfed by numerous animals; in strength he is no match
for some that do not attain his proportions. He is short-sighted
compared to the eagle; deaf compared to the hare; and almost without the
sense of smell compared to the wild dog or the vulture, who perceives
the faintest scent borne to it upon the breeze.