One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.
JANE GOODALLAttacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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He had instigated a detailed study of the limb bones and locomotor patterns of a number of modern antelopes; the functions of varying bone structures of their legs could then be ascertained. Then, from the structure of fossil antelope bones reconstructed their movements.
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Some people say, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior. We’re not very good at it though, are we?
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Without patience I could never have succeeded.
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I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
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Peace starts within.
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So, let us move forward with faith in ourselves, in our intelligence, in our indomitable spirit. Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion and love.
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I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
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That is our hope. Because if we all start listening and helping, then surely, together, we can make the world a better place for all living things. Can’t we?
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Very few Westerners, I thought, could tolerate such a way of life- for it would mean having to forgo the luxuries which we had come to think of as necessities.
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I don’t have any idea of who or what God is. But I do believe in some great spiritual power. I feel it particularly when I’m out in nature. It’s just something that’s bigger and stronger than what I am or what anybody is. I feel it. And it’s enough for me.
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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
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Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.
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Someday we shall look back on this dark era of agriculture and shake our heads. How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?
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Attacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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