Dogs who live in each other's company are calm and pragmatic, never showing the desperate need to make known their needs and feelings or to communicate their observations, as some hysterical dogs who know only the company of our species are likely to do. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas calmcommunicatecompany share on social
The story of cats is a story of meat. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas catmeatstory Change image and share on social
Hundreds of species are facing extinction due to human impacts on the environment. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas dueenvironmentextinction Change image and share on social
The relationships we have with dogs seem simple enough and often are taken for granted. But these relationships can be deep and mysterious, and not at all simple. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas deepdoggrant Change image and share on social
When we became sedentary, lived indoors, and started to raise livestock, we began to see wolves not as occasional fur-bearers or fellow hunters but as robbers. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas bearerbeginfellow Change image and share on social
Animals need to understand other species, if only to prey on them or escape from them. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas animalescapeprey Change image and share on social
I would like to visit a dog's mind to know what he's thinking and feeling. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas dogfeltmind Change image and share on social
When I was very young, my nanny was a big Newfoundland dog... whose task was to keep me from drowning. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas bigdogdrown Change image and share on social
Dogs are a window on the natural world. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas dognaturalwindow Change image and share on social
Barring some competition from whales, wolves are probably America's most popular wild animal. Wolves are also contenders for America's most unpopular wild animal, with perhaps some competition from coyotes. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas americaanimalbar share on social