Virginia Morell

Virginia Morell (born 1949) is an American science writer.[1][2] She is the author of several books, and is a contributor to National Geographic and Science, among other publications.[3]

Early life and education

Morell was born in 1949. She attended Pomona College, graduating in 1971.[1]

Morell's book Ancestral Passions was a 1995 New York Times Notable Book.[3]

Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings (1995)[4]
Blue Nile: Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery (2001)
Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa’s Natural Treasures (2001; co-authored with Richard Leakey)
Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures (2013)[5][6]

Wood, Mark (28 March 2013). "I Wonder What They're Thinking". Pomona College Magazine. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Wood, Mark; Vest, Patty (8 July 2020). "Backstories: Virginia Morell '71". Pomona College Sagecast (Podcast). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
"Virginia Morell". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Maddox, Brenda (6 August 1995). "Hominid Dreams". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Gross, Liza (20 February 2013). "Book Review: Animal Wise - The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures". KQED. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Kawczynska, Claudia (February 2013). "Book Review: Animal Wise". The Bark. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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