. ▁But ▁do ▁not ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁animals ▁also ▁produce ▁aspects ▁of ▁their ▁environment ▁as ▁well ? ▁The ▁previous ▁year , ▁Marx ▁had ▁already ▁acknowled ged : ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁true ▁that ▁animals ▁also ▁produce . ▁They ▁build ▁n ests ▁and ▁dwell ings , ▁like ▁the ▁be e , ▁the ▁be aver , ▁the ▁ant , ▁etc . ▁But ▁they ▁produce ▁only ▁their ▁own ▁immediate ▁needs ▁or ▁those ▁of ▁their ▁young ; ▁they ▁produce ▁only ▁when ▁immediate ▁physical ▁need ▁comp els ▁them ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁while ▁man ▁produces ▁even ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁free ▁from ▁physical ▁need ▁and ▁truly ▁produces ▁only ▁in ▁freedom ▁from ▁such ▁need ; ▁they ▁produce ▁only ▁themselves , ▁while ▁man ▁reprodu ces ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁nature ; ▁their ▁products ▁belong ▁immediately ▁to ▁their ▁physical ▁bodies , ▁while ▁man ▁freely ▁confront s ▁his ▁own ▁product . ▁Anim als ▁produce ▁only ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁standards ▁and ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁to ▁which ▁they ▁belong , ▁while ▁man ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁producing ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁every ▁species ▁and ▁of ▁applying ▁to ▁each ▁object ▁its ▁inher ent ▁standard ; ▁hence , ▁man ▁also ▁produces ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁beauty . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁work , ▁Marx ▁writes : ▁ ▁The ▁animal ▁is ▁immediately ▁one ▁with ▁its ▁life ▁activity . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁distinct ▁from ▁that ▁activity ; ▁it ▁is ▁that ▁activity . ▁Man ▁makes ▁his ▁life ▁activity ▁itself ▁an ▁object ▁of ▁his ▁will ▁and ▁conscious ness . ▁He ▁has ▁conscious ▁life ▁activity . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁a