“If language naturally evolves to serve the needs of tiny rodents with tiny rodent brains, then what's unique about language isn't the brilliant humans who invented it to communicate high-level abstract thoughts. What's unique about language is that the creatures who develop it are highly vulnerable to being eaten.”

American academic, inventor, and ethologist

Temple Grandin is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist. She is known for her work on animal behavior and for advocating humane treatment of livestock in slaughter systems. Grandin has written more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior and has worked as a consultant to the livestock industry, advising on how animals respond and move. Her public profile is closely tied to practical, humane approaches to animal handling and design.