Human relationships with predators have always been thorny. Predators are the first creatures our kind purposely eradicates. Too often, people feel humans are and should be in control; we are enraged to discover this is not true. And when other creatures share our appetites and kill our livestock (often animals we were raising to kill, ourselves), we call them vandals and murderers...Predators are the most persecuted creatures on Earth.
I had nixed the idea of having children when I was myself a child, having learned in the 1960s that human overpopulation was literally crowding other… - Sy Montgomery
I had nixed the idea of having children when I was myself a child, having learned in the 1960s that human overpopulation was literally crowding other…
- Sy Montgomery
I never met a pig I didn't like. All pigs are intelligent, emotional, and sensitive souls. They all love company. They all crave contact and comfort.… - Sy Montgomery
I never met a pig I didn't like. All pigs are intelligent, emotional, and sensitive souls. They all love company. They all crave contact and comfort.…
Human relationships with predators have always been thorny. Predators are the first creatures our kind purposely eradicates. Too often, people feel h… - Sy Montgomery
Human relationships with predators have always been thorny. Predators are the first creatures our kind purposely eradicates. Too often, people feel h…
It’s an important time to be writing about the connections we share with our fellow creatures. It’s a great time to be alive. - Sy Montgomery
It’s an important time to be writing about the connections we share with our fellow creatures. It’s a great time to be alive.
Go out into the world where your heart calls you. The blessings will come, I promise you that. I wish for you the insight to recognize the blessings … - Sy Montgomery
Go out into the world where your heart calls you. The blessings will come, I promise you that. I wish for you the insight to recognize the blessings …
Adult gorillas will fight to the death defending their families. This is why poachers who may be seeking only one infant for the zoo trade must often… - Sy Montgomery
Adult gorillas will fight to the death defending their families. This is why poachers who may be seeking only one infant for the zoo trade must often…
It was not that I disliked people; some of them were interesting and kind. But even the nice ones were no more compelling or important to me than oth… - Sy Montgomery
It was not that I disliked people; some of them were interesting and kind. But even the nice ones were no more compelling or important to me than oth…
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