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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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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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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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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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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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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I dug things up. I was curious. I liked to draw what I found.
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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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Now this really is something to put on the mantelpiece.
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