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I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in '86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees...more

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I don't think that faith, whatever you're being faithful about, really can be scientifically explained. And I don't want to explain this whole life bu...more

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When I look back over my life it's almost as if there was a plan laid out for me - from the little girl who was so passionate about animals who longed...more

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I do have hope. Nature is enormously resilient, humans are vastly intelligent, the energy and enthusiasm that can be kindled among young people seems ...more

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I miss the early days; I do. I was so lucky. I basically had it to myself, learning about these chimpanzees. Nobody knew anything about them. Discover...more

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I was brought up to understand Darwin's theory of evolution. I spent hours and hours in the Natural History Museum in London looking at the descriptio...more