![]() ![]() For some time, as she describes in her book Fox & I, the fox (whom she often calls Fox) would show up on her property each afternoon, and she would watch him from a distance. Raven dwells on this saying because her best friend, for several years, was a wild fox she met while living in an isolated cottage in Montana-and unlike a domesticated dog, this fox chose her. “Defense and loyalty? A best friend should give you something money can’t buy.” ![]() “Voltaire has low standards for a famous guy,” Raven writes. But in her new memoir, biologist Catherine Raven reminds us that we often take the French philosopher’s words out of context: he comes to the conclusion only after citing how protective and faithful a dog is. At least, that’s what people remember best from his famous quote about the furry companion. Several centuries ago, Voltaire declared that a dog is man’s best friend. ![]()
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