That obviously doesn't mean that we're not different--we obviously are, and it's not intellectually honest to deny it. There are SO many examples of things that have some common trait but are obviously different--skyscrapers and huts are both buildings, but they are different. Cheetahs and Usain Bolt both run fast, but they are different. Bacteria and oak trees are both alive, but they are different. "alike" and "different" are both words, but they are different. And so on ad infinitum.

If you had read the link above, you would have seen

"A lot of species have elements of culture. Chimpanzees have some grooming rituals and the like. But only one species has explosively cumulative culture, and that’s us. Of course, that depends on our having language. All of technology and civilization, art, science, religion, all these are the fruits of human culture."

which I have added to my comment.

I won't pursue further discussion when it's at such a shallow level of thinking as "we are not different" despite numerous clear differences.

Won’t engage because you can’t.

Lots of evidence that whales, dolphins (plenty of other animals), are collectively doing a better job at collective satisfaction within their society and culture.

Your “explosive” culture argument is…uncompelling.

> Birdsong communicates, but not much.

Whales and dolphins have nuanced language that conveys more meaning than we can capture, though we’ve begun.

Thank you for perfectly capturing human arrogance.