Hume points out a few similarities between animals and us humans, such as the concept of blood circulation and the ability to learn by experience. He points out one method of experience: the reward and punishment system. As far as rewards go, a child may get money for good grades on a report card, or a dog may get a treat if it performs a trick correctly. But as far as punishment goes, a child might get grounded if he gets bad grades, and a dog may be sent to it's crate if it misbehaves. Both species learn by experience that if they do something good, they will be rewarded. Hume goes on to say humans and animals alike also contain instinctive traits. This includes the ability to judge whether something is right or wrong such as a gut feeling before an iffy act. Whereas an example of an instinctive trait for an animal could be how Husky's have the natural instinct to run away, or a dog has a natural instinct to howl when it hears others. I think what Hume is trying to get at here is that we are more closely bonded to animals than we think we are. What do you think?