No it doesn't. You're trying to divine God's methods from Genesis, which is a very dangerous and presumptive proposition.
Genesis isn't a manual that's supposed to teach goatherders all the steps that God took to create the universe. It has a very different purpose.
Look, no one has to believe the Bible. But just because I do doesn't make me less intelligent than you.
Yes it does. It says He created animals first; then He created man, male and female, in His image. No other creature was said to have been created in His image; only man. That makes him distinct and sets him apart from the rest of the animal world. There are no other animals that I know of that have the moral sense and self-awareness that man does.