The following are quotes used in the past issues of StrataGraphics' catalogs and other sources. They say it is to see how the world was made.
Man is a fraction of the animal world.
Our history is an afterthought, no more, tacked to an infinite calendar. We are not so unique as we should like to believe. And if man in time of need seeks deeper knowledge of himself, then he must explore those animal horizons from which we have made our quick little march. Once you make that decision, your whole life opens up and you begin to know what matters and what doesn't. In the high mountains, I have seen shells.