Inspiration for Dr. Seuss's 'The Lorax' may be from real plant and animal life in Kenya

The inspiration for 'The Lorax' by Dr. Seuss may have been based on an actual tree and monkey species in Kenya, according to a new Dartmouth-led study in 'Nature Ecology & Evolution.' The co-authors propose a new theory that the Lorax viewed himself as a part of the Truffula forest and was speaking as the personification of nature rather than as some sort of ecopoliceman. Read more