For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need to be washed over with water as soon as possible, so that the bones are covered… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
Natural selection operates according to immediate cirumstances and not toward a long-term goal. Homo sapiens did eventually evolve as a descendant of the first humans, but there was nothing inevitable about it. — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and East Africa,… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
It has taken biologists some 230 years to identify and describe three quarters of a million insects; if there are indeed at least thirty… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
Elephants can live to an age of up to 70 or 80 years and they have a good memory. It could be they come… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
Along the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some distance. — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
The language of art is powerful to those who understand it, and puzzling to those who do not. What we do know is that… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
We are bipedal apes, and it should not be surprising to see that fact reflected in the way our ancestors lived. — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
