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To: fortheDeclaration
The fact is that man can have mammal characteristics but not be an animal,

Humans not only have "mammal characteristics", they are mammals. All mammals are animals, therefore humans are mammals.

just like a Whale is not an animal, but a fish.

This statement is incorrect for multiple reasons: Fish are animals, and whales are not fish.
125 posted on 03/24/2006 4:28:04 PM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: Dimensio
Humans not only have "mammal characteristics", they are mammals. All mammals are animals, therefore humans are mammals.

Cue Nelson Muntz.

= )

128 posted on 03/24/2006 4:32:49 PM PST by Hoplite
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