Literary Jungle Explorer Gifts

'Yale's my first choice but any ivy school will do.'

"Oooh... Look, honey. Scarlet macaws! You know, they mate for life." "That's what you think."

"Not only pharmaceuticals - we're also finding all sorts of industrial chemicals here."

The Bookworm

'He's not a pet. He's an endangered species.'

'You say 'dead.' I say 'low maintenance.''

Reading my Critics

'We look for a new drug, we find a virus - we look for a new virus, we find a drug...'

'Dr Hodges, here, is from England and he's been observing us for 14 years. Mr Ferrell, an American, has been here only 3 weeks. Monique Corveu, from Paris, has practically been living with us for about nine years...'

The inhabitants of the jungle get tied up in rush hour traffic.

'Upon entering the rain forest...' 'Thousands of unknown species, and we can fool around with the genes of every one of them.'

Characters jumping out of a book.

'Everybody has to change to compete.'

'It's called 'cause and effect.' I pound this log and Tarzan goes bananas.'

'Hey - my dad promised that I'd get a gun.'

"No wonder they've spotted us! Tail down Fred, tail down!"

Yet another law of the jungle: 'Absolutely NO howling at the moon after 11 PM!

'I don't know about you. But I'm eating my fill before I drag this carcass to the 'king of the beasts'.'

'Whup - giant anaconda about to attack - quick Peg, hand me something to take care of it with.'

'We don't want you poking around here any more!'

"I see by your resume this would be your first time in a symbiotic relationship."

"And I'll have that lightly sedated, please."

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

"I disagree — I think humans are funny."

'The forest is so dark and gloomy: It's nice to reach the emergence and get a bit of sunshine...'

Yeah, I know what you're talking about: humans have an unhealthy interest in my horn too...

'You say you were King of the Jungle, but it seems your experience is mainly in savannah grassland...'

'I am so proud: My kids are finally fighting all the time!'

While old, sick, and weak animals remained targets, the lions most enjoyed culling the herd of its sarcastic teenagers.

Eagle (The Divine Comedy).

"He didn't do anything, Gregory. This is a zoo"

Danger Slow Sand.

Jack London