Louis Leakey Quotes

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

Louis Leakey

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

Louis Leakey

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

Louis Leakey

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

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

Louis Leakey

Eloquent testimony to the recovery powers of wild animals frequently becomes apparent from the study of skeletons housed in museums.

Louis Leakey

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

Louis Leakey

Colonial governors and senior civil servants are not easy people to argue with, and I was not popular because of my criticism of the colonial service in Kenya.

Louis Leakey

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

Louis Leakey

Louis Leakey

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Born: August 7, 1903

Died: October 1, 1972 (aged 69)

Bio: Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, also known as L. S. B.

Known for:

The southern Kikuyu before 1903
Defeating Mau Mau (1954)
Unveiling man's origins (1969)
Mau Mau and the Kikuyu (1952)
Olduvai Gorge (1965)

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