"The animal scrutinizes him across a narrow abyss of non-comprehension.
This is why the man can surprise the animal. Yet the animal--even if
domesticated--can also surprise the man. The man too is looking across a
similar, but not identical, abyss of non-comprehension. And this is so
wherever he looks. He is always looking across ignorance and fear."
John Berger, "Why Look at Animals?"
