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I put a bullet into the back of the crocodile's neck just behind the head, thus killing it. If a crocodile is hit in any other part of its anatomy it disappears into the water and is irrecoverable.

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I have examined the stomach contents of seven aardvarks.

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

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

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I kept an open mind on the question of whether a hominid had been present in Europe in the early Pleistocene.

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

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At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.

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I felt that in time simple stone tools would be found in early Pleistocene in England.

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The Dalmatian breed of dog has many primitive characteristics.

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The majority of people in Angola were not provided with any kind of schooling and were completely illiterate, very badly paid, and treated almost as slaves.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Scientist

Born: August 7th, 1903

Died: October 1st, 1972

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