Most powerful? its probably been said before, but I would go with intelligence. it shapes all the other traits into something that can affect the world in a way that other animals can't
ok, trait.... Communication.. ability to, through art, words, signals, and signs.. even the cavemen had it. communication foments planning, planning foments groupies or cults, society.. armys .. etc.
I'd have to say either sense of humor (because i've never seen any other creature laugh), or that evil, macho, testosterone driven urge to kill things. I hate that.
I guess it depends on where you draw the line, I think a cat can be concious of a mouse that it sees, a chimp can be concious that it sees a reflection on the mirror.
But a human can be conscious of the fact that he is conscious of the world.
Ofcourse it can't be prove if animals show this trait. Probably they can't comprehend that they exist, they just exist. Many people probably are this way to some degree aswell.
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