It is possible to over-select on skepticism about other species. Imho, the simplest explanation is that it is far more likely that there is nothing special about us, and a mere quirk of say, the combination of tool-use, foresight, and social cohesion that makes humanity special.

Or is it special? We are just a well oiled operant conditioning system, it does not mean that we are able to think the way cats can.