Recent discoveries have found that animals exhibit traits once attributed only to humans, like morality and emotion.
However, humans remain uniquely unique among earth's creatures, with a list of singular characteristics that ensure our distinctiveness.
Humans empathize, and we are known to go out of our way to help and please others.
In fact, children are born helpers and are only taught to ignore others' needs as they grow.
Humans also show compassion — sacrificing and prioritizing the needs of others.
It is within these core traits that the unique qualities of a person are discovered.