Battles that involve oatmeal are just never going to end up being historic, you know?" Jake went on. "Gettysburg? No major oatmeal involvement. The Battle of Midway? Neither side used oatmeal. Desert Storm? No oatmeal.

I was born in a place humans call central Africa, in a dense rain forest so beautiful, no crayons could ever do it justice.

Her eyes hold the pale moon in them, the way a still pond holds stars.

Humans. Sometimes they make chimps look smart.

It's hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We're dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers.

And that's how we ended up discovering the evil horses that threatened all of humanity.

Mosquitoes are the greatest mass murderers on planet Earth.