1. Living beings exist through the dynamic interaction between subject and environment. They not only adapt to their surroundings but actively shape and appropriate them through bodily action. In animals, developed sensory, neural, and motor systems enable perception, movement, feeding, defense, and reproduction. Behavior arises from the interplay of passivity and activity and constitutes a meaningful environmental world. Ultimately, life is driven by the will to preserve both the individual and the species, striving toward continuity and a form of eternity.
2. Animals adapt to their environment through instinct and learning . Their bodies act as tools connecting them to the world, and some animals use additional tools and symbolic communication. All animal behavior expresses the deep unity of life, memory, body, and environment.