Why humans are so distinct from other species?

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Large brain size, dolphins aren't really that far from us and may have some kind of a language for communication, they appartently have names for each other. Great apes can be taught human language on a par with a three year child, they can't speak but can be taught sign language, they can also paint and laugh at jokes and play Pac-Man. So I think it's a difference of degree rather than kind