Human beings have self-consciousness and an individual soul, whereas animals are guided mainly by instinct rather than by a reasoning mind, and they are connected to a group soul. It is possible for more highly evolved animals, usually those of a domestic nature, to evolve eventually into the human kingdom. Sai Baba has said that his pet elephant, Sai Bita, will be a human in his next lifetime. If more people realized that animals can evolve into humans, they might treat animals with more respect. The animal kingdom can be an emotional buffer for humankind.
Animals are very sensitive to emotions.
Animals do reincarnate. In the remote mountains of northern Myanmar, researchers have discovered a new species of deer, measuring just 20 inches at the shoulder and weighing no more than 25 pounds. Through DNA analysis, researchers report in the recent issue of Animal Conservation, the deer can be classified as a new species of muntjac, or small Asian deer. In addition, researchers say that certain physical traits make it the most primitive deer alive today. In other areas, this deer died out, but in northern Burma, it was able to survive.