“Our essential connection with animals is ancient, and it runs deep. It extends from body to behavior, from psychology to society—forming the basis of our daily journey of survival. This calls for physicians and patients to think beyond the human… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“One thing you can say about meals in the wild: they’re never boring. Every bite requires a life-or-death focus on two things: getting food… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Conception is not some genteel, quiet pastime; it’s a fierce and unforgiving team sport.” — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“In a world where no creatures are truly isolated and diseases spread around as fast as jets can fly, we are all canaries and… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Preventive medicine isn’t just for people. Keeping animals healthy ultimately helps keep humans healthy.” — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Grooming actually alters the neurochemistry of our brains. It releases opiates into our bloodstreams. It decreases our blood pressure. It slows our breathing. Grooming… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Modern parents can take comfort from the fact that most of our teenagers come through adolescence, too—perhaps a little bruised, maybe a little humiliated,… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Our essential connection with animals is ancient, and it runs deep. It extends from body to behavior, from psychology to society—forming the basis of… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“One thing is clear: cancer is not unique to humans. And neither is it a product of our modern times.” — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Deep inside every animal colon, ours included, thrives an entire cosmos of creatures more strange and wondrous than any dreamed up in a Hollywood… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“Of course, all animals have different things to learn while traversing the arc that takes them from sexually immature, vulnerable child to reproductively capable,… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“When Richard Jackson calls obesity a “disease of the environment,” the setting he’s taking issue with is the one we’ve built with human ingenuity.… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
“The mature Charley—Charles Darwin—even later forgave his father’s tough parenting, saying, “My father, who was the kindest man I ever knew and whose memory… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
