Translations:Benutzer:Arian/Klett-Mini-Test/468/en

In wild-living animals, what constitutes their soul-nature has passed entirely into the formation of the body. This soul element lives itself forth in and through the body. And so the animals, guided by their instincts — that is, out of inner necessity — imprint their own being on their habitat; extending themselves, they enliven and ensoul this habitat through their activity and make it their territory: "The plant gives, the animal takes in the household of nature." The animal satisfies its desire-and-drive nature through what it takes from its surroundings. In this satisfaction it finds its ease, which it joyfully announces to the world in its movements and sounds.