“Fish are unable, of course, to speak for themselves about how we treat them. They have ways of communicating with each other… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“In the very earliest times, when both people and animals lived on earth, a person could become an animal if he wanted… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“The greatest threat to all wild animals is the loss of habitat—the destruction of the areas and resources they need to survive.… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“Fish are unable, of course, to speak for themselves about how we treat them. They have ways of communicating with each other and, in… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“A large brain-to-body size ratio is often considered a hallmark of intelligence, although it’s not the only factor. But it is something we humans… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“When poachers target the matriarchs or older females—as they often do, because older elephants usually have larger tusks—they also destroy that lifetime of learning… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“Researches still don't have an explanation for the differnece between the sizes of dogs' and wolves' brains - or for why every species of… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“Often, when an elephant has just died, other elephants will back up to touch its carcass gently with their hind feet, then cover the… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“Elephants also have the necessary neural anatomy for long-term memories—their brains have especially large and complex frontal lobes, which are important for storing and… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“Dolphins have one of the highest ratios of brain size to body mass in the animal kingdom. Measured in this way, a dolphin’s brain… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“In the very earliest times, when both people and animals lived on earth, a person could become an animal if he wanted to, and… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“The greatest threat to all wild animals is the loss of habitat—the destruction of the areas and resources they need to survive. Climate change… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
“But for the moment, she said, her previous studies with trout suggest that fish in pain will not behave normally, that they will either… — Virginia Morell Copy Share Image
