Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Jonathan Balcombe
Born: February 28, 1959 (age 65)
Bio: Jonathan Balcombe is an ethologist and author. He currently serves as Director of Animal Sentience with the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, and Department Chair for Animal Studies with Humane Society University, in Washington, DC.
Known for:
- Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals (2010)
- Pleasurable kingdom (2006)