Frans de Waal - The whole reason people fill their homes with furry carnivores and not with, say, ig...

Frans de Waal Zitate

The whole reason people fill their homes with furry carnivores and not with, say, iguanas and turtles, is because mammals offer something no reptile ever will. They give affection, they want affection, and respond to our emotions the way we do to theirs.

Frans de Waal

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Der ganze Grund, warum Menschen ihre Häuser mit pelzigen Fleischfressern füllen und nicht etwa mit Leguanen und Schildkröten, liegt darin, dass Säugetiere etwas bieten, was kein Reptil jemals bieten wird. Sie geben Zuneigung, sie wollen Zuneigung und reagieren auf unsere Emotionen wie wir sie tun.

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