There are similarities between humans and animals. They remain occupied with eating, sleeping, mating, and defending. But in order to live a desired living as per our likings, grooming, and aspirations, humans can create a culture of our own, which becomes a kind of software of human mind. It automatically influences our courses of action. As human beings, we can question ourselves; we can build our vision, and make efforts to realize our vision; but animals do not have this competence.
But some of the animals have the capability to do even better than humans in some areas i.e. loyalty and showing pure love. Read the following quote about dogs: