I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the other species, we weren't important at all except for the damage we do. We do not rule the natural world, despite our conspicuous position in it. On the contrary, it is our lifeline, and we do well to try to understand its rules.
People can be a fine substitute for other dogs. But I think that if they had to choose, dogs by and large would choose the company of other dogs. - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
People can be a fine substitute for other dogs. But I think that if they had to choose, dogs by and large would choose the company of other dogs.
- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen. - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.
To write a book such as Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn is a formidable undertaking. You must accumulate thousands of facts and spare no detail, no matter ho… - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
To write a book such as Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn is a formidable undertaking. You must accumulate thousands of facts and spare no detail, no matter ho…
In the past even scientists have been led to believe that only human beings have thoughts or emotions. Of course, nothing could be further from the t… - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
In the past even scientists have been led to believe that only human beings have thoughts or emotions. Of course, nothing could be further from the t…
What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute. - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute.
I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the other species, we wer… - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the other species, we wer…
In truth, most of us don't know our cats. - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
In truth, most of us don't know our cats.
As the cherub is to the angel, so the cat is to the tiger. - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
As the cherub is to the angel, so the cat is to the tiger.
We recognize caste in dogs because we rank ourselves by the familiar dog system, a ladderlike social arrangement wherein one individual outranks all … - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
We recognize caste in dogs because we rank ourselves by the familiar dog system, a ladderlike social arrangement wherein one individual outranks all …
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