Man, this strange animal, has existed for 2.5 million years, since the first stone sizes ofHomo habilis. Humanity has since known very difficult phases and, among the dozenspecies of the kind Homo, only one remains today: ours. However, scientists believe that it came close to extinction several tens of thousands of years ago, when the population was limited to a few thousand souls, spread over African territory. Homo sapiens has resisted… and even better than that, since it has since colonized all continents, all environments, and has adapted to all climates.
Humanity now numbers more than 7 billion people and governs the world. An unchallenged domination due to superior capacities at all levels? Not even, as this slideshow reveals. Man is not the biggest or the strongest. He doesn’t have the biggest brain. He is not the one who lives the longest. We can always oppose him with an animal that does better. The opportunity for us to show a little humility…