<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Follow the blood backward through history, then... > Follow the blood backward through history, then through prehistory, then through the primate lineage, and the flattering portrait of Homo sapiens dissolves into an animal acquiring resources, reproducing, securing rank, protecting kin, destroying rivals and surviving by whatever means the environment tolerated. **Source:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Follow the blood backward through history, then through prehistory, then through the primate lineage, and the flattering portrait of Homo sapiens dissolves into an animal acquiring resources, reproducing, securing rank, protecting kin, destroying rivals and surviving by whatever means the environment tolerated.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-follow-blood-backward-means-environment-tolerated ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->