Evolution Quotes by Richard Leakey

11 Evolution quotes by Richard Leakey

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Leakey’s fieldwork unearthed pivotal fossils, and his words reflect that hands‑on experience. This collection conveys his view of evolution as a tangible, evidence‑driven saga.

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To me it's a question of being able to look backward and give the present a root... To give meaning to where…

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My father used to say that, through culture, humans effectively domesticated themselves.

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

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When out fossil hunting, it is very easy to forget that rather than telling you how the creatures lived, the remains you…

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Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with.…

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Natural selection operates according to immediate cirumstances and not toward a long-term goal. Homo sapiens did eventually evolve as a descendant of…

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It seems inconceivable that a species of human could possess fully modern language and not be fully modern in all other ways,…

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I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and…

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Echoing the criticism made of his father's habilis skulls, he added that Lucy's skull was so incomplete that most of it was…

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For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These…

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The whole story is about change. We are very lucky that the earth's history is recorded in fossilized remains. And we can…

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I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and East Africa,…

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It has taken biologists some 230 years to identify and describe three quarters of a million insects; if there are indeed at least thirty…

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Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an…

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Elephants can live to an age of up to 70 or 80 years and they have a good memory. It could be they come…

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Along the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some distance.

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To me it's a question of being able to look backward and give the present a root... To give meaning to where we are…

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I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa.

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I have been raised to believe in freedom of thought and speech. If a minority wishes to accept that position it's their right. What…

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One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of…

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For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need…

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The language of art is powerful to those who understand it, and puzzling to those who do not. What we do know is that…

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We are bipedal apes, and it should not be surprising to see that fact reflected in the way our ancestors lived.

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