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I've Been Bitten By A Python. Not A Very Big One. I Was Being Silly, Saying: 'oh, It's Not Poisonous' Then, Wallop! But You Have Fear Around Animals.

I Don't Approve Of Sunbathing, And It's Bad For You.

They Always Mean Beautiful Things Like Hummingbirds. I Always Reply By Saying That I Think Of A Little Child In East Africa With A Worm Burrowing Through His Eyeball. The Worm Cannot Live In Any Other Way, Except By Burrowing Through Eyeballs. I Find That Hard To Reconcile With The Notion Of A Divine And Benevolent Creator.

If You Watch Animals Objectively For Any Length Of Time, You're Driven To The Conclusion That Their Main Aim In Life Is To Pass On Their Genes To The Next Generation.

Birds Are The Most Accomplished Aeronauts The World Has Ever Seen. They Fly High And Low, At Great Speed, And Very Slowly. And Always With Extraordinary Precision And Control.