94 Quotes About British-scientist

  • Author Louis Leakey
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    Our water hole at the camp was little more than a liquid, muddy swamp, in which a rhino wallowed daily and added urine to the puddle.

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  • Author Louis Leakey
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    I withdrew my support for the validity of the evidence for early Pleistocene Stone Age tools in Europe on the grounds of not proven.

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  • Author Louis Leakey
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    Tracing the paintings was often complicated because of high winds and by the difficulties of getting within reach of the paintings.

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  • Author Louis Leakey
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    During our first night in the new camp a number of lions came round to investigate. The lions contented themselves by roaring at us.

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  • Author Louis Leakey
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    I held a research fellowship at St. John's College, Cambridge, and had been allowed to retain my rooms there while I was away in Africa.

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  • Author Louis Leakey
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    The crocodile was laid stomach upwards to be cut open. The stomach contents included bracelets, beads, necklaces, and indications of human meals.

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  • Author Mary Leakey
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    She stops, pauses, turns to the left to glance at some possible threat or irregularity, and then continues to the north. This motion, so intensely human, transcends time.

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