Animals Quote by Jared Diamond

“Eliminate one species, and another increases in number to take its place”

— Kim Sterelny

“understand that the greatest danger to wildlife was not poaching but habitat destruction—the same thing that ultimately threatened humans.”

— Judith D. Schwartz

“Predation is so fundamental to nature that it seems absurd to demonize it for any animal, including humans.”

— Jackson Landers

“We do not steadily bear in mind how profoundly ignorant we are of the conditions of existence of every animal; nor do we always…

— Charles Darwin

“Yes, the worst parasites. We reproduce with no internal limitations. We consume and destroy and make war. We have no predator except ourselves, and…

— Ryan Winfield

Man is the only animal which esteems itself rich in proportion to the number and voracity of its parasites.

— George Bernard Shaw

Either a species learns to control its own population, or something like disease, famine, war, will take care of the issue.

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Whatever the reason for wanting to escape, sane or insane, zoo detractors should realize that animals don't escape to somewhere but from something. Something…

— Yann Martel

“Every species of animals naturally multiplies in proportion to the means of their subsistence, and no species can ever multiply be yond it. But…

— Adam Smith

Animals engage in a struggle for existence; for resources, to avoid being eaten and to breed. Environmental factors influence organisms to develop new characteristics…

— Al-Jahiz

“In all likelihood, the most significant of these is a heightened chance of acquiring harmful parasites or diseases from a conspecific. Both parasites and…

— Bill Schutt

“The human will be the only mammal in history to fully understand that its own self inflicted extinction is well underway.”

— Steven Magee