It May Sound Trite, But Young People

Animals Were My Passion From Even Before I Could Speak Apparently. When I Was About 10, 11 I Fell In Love With Tarzan.

It Was Both Fascinating And Appalling To Learn That Chimpanzees Were Capable Of Hostile And Territorial Behavior That Was Not Unlike Certain Forms Of Primitive Human Warfare.

Farm Animals Feel Pleasure And Sadness, Excitement And Resentment, Depression, Fear, And Pain. They Are Far More Aware And Intelligent Than We Ever Imagined...they Are Individuals In Their Own Right.

What Makes Us Human, I Think, Is An Ability To Ask Questions, A Consequence Of Our Sophisticated Spoken Language.

Louis [leakey] Was Anxious To Initiate A Scientific Study Of These Chimpanzees. It Would Be Difficult, He Emphasized, For Nothing Was Known; There Were No Guidelines For Such A Field Study; And The Habitat Was Remote And Rugged. Dangerous Wild Animals Would Be Living There, And Chimpanzees Themselves Were Considered At Least Four Times Stronger Than Humans. I Remember Wondering What Kind Of Scientist He Would Find For Such A Herculean Task.