At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had... by Louis Leakey | We Heart Quotes

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At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.

- Louis Leakey

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Killing Water

I put a bullet into the back of the crocodile's neck just behind the head, thus killing it. If a crocodile is hit in any other part of its anatomy it disappears into the water and is irrecoverable.

- Louis Leakey

Animals Care

Far too often animals are put to sleep when they could be saved through proper care and nursing.

- Louis Leakey

Example Man

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

May Life

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

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I saw what looked like another fallen tree in front of me and put my foot on it to cross over. At that moment it reared up in front of me-the biggest python I had ever seen!

- Louis Leakey

Art

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

- Louis Leakey

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