>certain patterns of behavior characterize 99,9 % of the animal species There is no such thing. Unless you mean very basic things like eating and sleeping, and

>certain patterns of behavior characterize 99,9 % of the animal species There is no such thing. Unless you mean very basic things like eating and sleeping, and that's not even certain. Also, every species has its own idiosyncracies that no one else does. The idea that humans somehow 'arose' through evolution atop the masses of the mindless animal kingdom is a bit quaint.