Mark Twain said the following: "Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to." What did he mean when he said this? This is just for my personal curiosity as I was reading about Twain.

1 Answer
Dec 3, 2016

Samuel Clements (Mark Twain) often showed his characters in embarrassing situations caused by their own foolishness.

Explanation:

Clemens is saying that people can be more foolish than animals in their actions and that they should be aware of their own foolishness. He also says so in a humorous way.

Whether animals blush or not under emotional stress is probably not something scientifically tested.