Meaning of 物種(ものだね) in Japanese

Examples of 物種, ものだね in a sentence

• 命あっての物種。

  While there is life, there is hope.

• 事故で車は全損って嘆いているけどさ、怪我がなくてなにより、命あっての物種だよ。

  I know you're complaining about your car being totaled but it's just a good thing you weren't injured. You should be thankful to be alive.