I Don't Even Think Of Chimps As

You Cannot Share Your Life With A Dog, As I Had Done In Bournemouth, Or A Cat, And Not Know Perfectly Well That Animals Have Personalities And Minds And Feelings.

When I Go Back To Gombe It's To Be In That Timeless World Where It's Soft And Where Life Is Entwined And You Actually See The Pattern Of Nature. I Always Feel This Great Spiritual Power Which I Believe Is Around.

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.

You Have To Realise That Touching Is A Real Violation Of Personal Space.

You Know The Old Expression "we Haven't Inherited The World From Our Parents, We've Borrowed It From Our Children"? Well It's Just Not True. We Haven't Borrowed Anything.