Homo Sapiens is the "thinking " animal. Actually, all animals think. So do most plants.

We would be better called the Adapting Animal.

Homo Sapiens survives in hot or cold, wet or dry, primitive or advanced societies.
No other natural organism does this.

Homo Sapiens has even extended his range beyond the limitations of Earth.

This creature is a meld of the most basic and the most sublime components of existence.