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'''Distinguishing human characteristics''' are characteristics that are unique to humans, that distinguish humans from other [[animal]]s.  Scientists are interested in these characteristics because they might help explain [[behavioral modernity|larger differences]] between humans and animals.



== Previously believed to be unique to humans ==

- [[Brain size]]
    - [[Brain-to-body mass ratio]]
- [[Mirror test]]
- [[Tool use by animals]]

== Currently believed to be unique to humans ==


== See also ==
* [[Behavioral modernity]]
* [[Comparative cognition]]
* [[Animal cognition]]
* [[Human#Consciousness and thought]]
* [[Cognitive test]]






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[[Origin of language]]
    "one of the most conspicuous traits that distinguishes"