There is no better high than discovery.

Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.

Jungles and grasslands are the logical destinations, and towns and farmland the labyrinths that people have imposed between them sometime in the past. I cherish the green enclaves accidentally left behind.

It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere.

When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.

The closer the genetic relationship of the family members, as for example father-to-son, as opposed to uncle-to-nephew, the higher the degree of cooperation.

I'm very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.