Quote Originally Posted by corncracker
One, there is a difference between pleasing noises and music. Rain hitting my tin roof is a pleasing noise, but hardly orcastrated music made with thought.
Animals can make noise with thought behind it. The concept of an Animal making a noise which pleases it, is the same as us making noise which pleases us, music if you like.

Two, as far as I know animal polotics arn't as complex as humans. Sometimes its instinct based, some animals its the biggest gnarliest thing in their midst, however there can be exceptions to this. Can't think of any on the top of my head though.
Their politics are as complex as required.
Communication and language are two different things. I could run up to someone, grunt angrily and hit them with a club and that would communicate dislike, but thats hardly the same as Language.
Language is just a form of communication. If you said to somebody that you were angry with them, or made a noise that let them know you were angry with them, it wouldn't really matter which way you did it, you're still making the same feeling known.
While they do have ethics of sorts, they still act on instinct moreso then humans, meaning their own morals are most likely weaker than humans.
There are so many different species of Animal with different sets of morals that it would vary. But considering the vast majority of Humans think their so far above Animals yet treat Animals the way they do, this just stands to contradict their whole point.

And as for art, see my example on music. what they are cabable of is obviously much more basic than humans, even the most intelligent animals couldn't hope to create well known master pieces like the last supper, the sisteen chapel, or even random paintings by unknown artists in local museums.
It is only a fact that we are above Animals in status. Whether we are above them in worth is a matter of opinion, not a fact. We do the best with our capabilities, an they do the best with theirs. If they were exactly the same as us they wouldn't be Animals, they'd be Humans. Personally if asked what I thought was more striking, the painting of the last supper, or a Tiger, I'd say the Tiger.