A biography for Elizabeth Marshall Thomashasn’t been written yet.
“When I write about animals, I use anthropological techniques and the language you would use for a person. You don't have to anthropomorphize animals, just acknowledge their individuality.”
“No other creatures of the savannah sleep as deeply or as soundly as lions, but after all, lions are the main reason for not sleeping soundly.”
“Dogs like to learn stuff, if not from another dog, then people are OK... They love activity, playing, interesting walks, and just belonging, being together.”
“With all due respect to the nation's fish and game departments, more deer die because people hunt them than because people feed them.”