“Deep inside every animal colon, ours included, thrives an entire cosmos of creatures more strange and wondrous than any dreamed up in a Hollywood special effects lab. There are whip-tailed bacteria and tripod-legged viruses, frilled fungi and microscopic worms.” — 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
