“Often, when an elephant has just died, other elephants will back up to touch its carcass gently with their hind feet, then cover the body with dirt and sticks, and stand guard. (Intriguingly, elephants have done the same to the… — 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 some cases, even with other species of fish, as the groupers and eels do. As with most animals, their inability to communicate directly with us puts them at a disadvantage. They cannot argue for their rights… — Virginia Morell Copy Share
“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
