The elephants were being slaughtered in... by Richard Leakey | We Heart Quotes

Author Being Politician Environmentalist Conservationist

The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.

- Richard Leakey

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History Man

To investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils.

- Richard Leakey

Men

We think that groups of between 30 and 40 early men would have settled in an area measuring a hundred square kilometers.

- Richard Leakey

Age Years People

Elephants can live to an age of up to 70 or 80 years and they have a good memory. It could be they come across an area that is experiencing a drought. Then they continue on their path and run into people.

- Richard Leakey

Years

Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an airplane crash twelve years ago.

- Richard Leakey

Years Time World

We are concerned that, in a few years time, this place of discovery, with its wealth of human fossils, the like of which can be found nowhere else in the world, could be completely destroyed.

- Richard Leakey

Forget

One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of the skull. Categorizing these pieces can be very difficult.

- Richard Leakey

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