Apes Quote by Riane Eisler

Primate and elephant and even pig societies show considerable evidence of care for others, parent-child bonding, solidarity in the face of danger, and so…

— Christopher Hitchens

I don't like to be dismissive of whales speaking possibilities. There is a pretty New Age-y, poorly thought set of ideas about this going…

— Hal Whitehead

“There’s little in the way of common ground between us and other animals. Think about dolphins. Cute, cuddly, friendly dolphins. Everyone loves dolphins, right?…

— Peter Cawdron

Female animals defending their young are notoriously ferocious and lack the playful delight in combat which characterizes the mock combats of males of the…

— Margaret Mead

The evolutionary struggle for survival is really a self-serving series of blows and stabs, and yet it can lead to extremely social animals like…

— Frans de Waal

Whales, like elephants, are so social and intelligent. This hurts me to think of them being transported, put in noisy airplanes, and brought to…

— Jane Goodall

“Nature can be cruel. Predators are everywhere. Those who don't need to be protected from outside forces often need to be protected from themselves.…

— Emily Thorne

Whales are cultural animals, and we're cultural animals, so although we shouldn't expect whales to do what we do, it doesn't seem unreasonable to…

— Hal Whitehead

If a male primate is mean to a female primate, her whole family will come after him. We don't have that sort of accountability…

— Robert Sapolsky

It's the bond between mother and child, which is really for us and for chimps and other primates, the root of all the expressions…

— Jane Goodall

Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.

— Marcus Aurelius

“Have you thought about the evolutionary psychology of it? Men have evolved to be strong worker homestead-keepers, while women—with babies to protect from harm—have…

— Naomi Alderman