The way I see it, we are simultaneously spirit (soul) and animal https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/the-human-spirit-duality-e456c0729e99, and that symbiotic relationship is what makes us human.

"Divine symbiotes

Adam Eve Human Oneness

Not male and female

One side of two conjoined lives

Blending of body and soul"

That's a stanza from this poem of mine that I think you will appreciate: https://thetaoist.online/poem-on-humanitys-relationship-with-planet-earth-1558348529f0