Richard Leakey
Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with. It is a life-long task.
Richard LeakeyTo investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils.
Richard LeakeyIt is virtually impossible to control Northern Kenya, which is populated chiefly by migrant nomads.
Richard LeakeyI, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa.
Richard LeakeyBaboons, for example, live on the ground as well as in the trees, where they try to get hold of birds' eggs. What counts is the right balance.
Richard LeakeyThe land is not in the least bit fertile and yet the cattle herds grow larger and larger. A cow represents capital investment here.
Richard LeakeyPrimates need good nutrition, to begin with. Not only fruits and plants, but insects as well.
Richard LeakeyWe hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man.
Richard LeakeyScientific innovations continually provide us with new means of analyzing the finds.
Richard LeakeyAlong the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some distance.
Richard LeakeyWhether or not all this came to pass in an East African ditch, I wouldn't like to say. Perhaps it happened in North Africa or further west, but Africa was definitely the place.
Richard LeakeyI can't think of any other region in the world which is such a vast source of fossils.
Richard Leakey
