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Louis Leakey

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Raising funds for my fourth expedition proved to be very difficult.


— Louis Leakey


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Sometime during the many millions of years that have elapsed since mammalian faunas came into existence, some sort of island crossed from West Africa to South America.


— Louis Leakey


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Sometimes string figures were used to illustrate stories, as in the case of an Eskimo example that depicts a man catching a salmon. Sometimes they had magic or religious significance.


— Louis Leakey


#catching #example #figures #had #illustrate

South Africa had a long record of studies in prehistory, going back to the end of the last century.


— Louis Leakey


#back #century #end #going #had

The author knows just what he wants to illustrate and how he would like it to be done.


— Louis Leakey


#done #how #illustrate #just #knows

The Dalmatian breed of dog has many primitive characteristics.


— Louis Leakey


#characteristics #dog #many #primitive

The Foxhall jaw has now been missing for many years.


— Louis Leakey


#jaw #many #missing #now #years

The majority of people in Angola were not provided with any kind of schooling and were completely illiterate, very badly paid, and treated almost as slaves.


— Louis Leakey


#angola #any #badly #completely #illiterate

There is tragic evidence to show that the paintings at the French prehistoric art sites are deteriorating.


— Louis Leakey


#deteriorating #evidence #french #paintings #prehistoric

To save an animal's life in order that it may suffer indefinitely is something I would never condone.


— Louis Leakey


#condone #i #indefinitely #life #may






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Did you know about Louis Leakey?

He had his first heart attacks and spent six months in the hospital. He got into a shouting match in Kikuyu one evening with Jomo Kenyatta who was lecturing on the topic. The two still cared about each other but were apart and conducted different professional lives.

He also played a major role in creating organizations for future research in Africa and for protecting wildlife there. Leakey participated in national events of British East Africa and Kenya during the 1950s. Having been a prime mover in establishing a tradition of palaeoanthropological inquiry he was able to motivate the next generation to continue it notably within his own family many of whom also became prominent.

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