Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

In truth, most of us don't know our cats.

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

People can be a fine substitute for other dogs. But I think that if they had to choose, dogs by and large…

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute.

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Dogs who chase cars evidently see them as large, unruly ungulates badly in need of discipline and shepherding.

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

To write a book such as Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn is a formidable undertaking. You must accumulate thousands of facts and…

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

“Then, too, the Ju/wa men had an inherent, almost natural bravery that everyone took entirely for granted. They hunted the world’s most…

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

As the cherub is to the angel, so the cat is to the tiger...

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

In the past even scientists have been led to believe that only human beings have thoughts or emotions. Of course, nothing could…

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to…

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

We recognize caste in dogs because we rank ourselves by the familiar dog system, a ladderlike social arrangement wherein one individual outranks…

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas