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Richard Erskine Leakey

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Richard Erskine Leakey 1944- Kenyan paleoanthropologist whose research has contributed to the study of human evolution. Leakey studied the fossilized remains of extinct human-like creatures called hom... Read more

Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (1944 – ) African-Born English Paleontologist and Anthropologist

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Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (1944 – ) African-Born English Paleontologist and Anthropologist Richard Erskine Frere Leakey was born on December 19, 1944, in Nairobi, Kenya. Continuing the work ... Read more

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Richard Erskine Frere Leakey

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Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (born 1944), a leading Kenyan researcher in human prehistory and wildlife conservationist, was responsible for many of the most important discoveries pertaining to early h... Read more

Richard E. Leakey

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The son of paleoanthropologists Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey,Richard Erskine Frere Leakey was born on December 19, 1944, in Nairobi, Kenya. Continuing the work of his parents, Leakey has pushed the da... Read more

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Record-size spitting cobra found in Kenya

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NAIROBI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - A new species of giant spitting cobra, measuring nearly nine feet and possessing enough venom to kill at least 15 people, has been discovered in Kenya, a conservation gr... Read more

Rare gorilla birth recorded in Congo

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Conservationists on Thursday announced the birth of a rare mountain gorilla in eastern Congo, where rebels have been accused of killing and eating the endangered animals.The tiny gorilla, named Nde... Read more

Lucy makes curator target of criticism

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Dirk Van Tuerenhout last made headlines for his role in returning a priceless artifact to its homeland. This time, he's making headlines for doing just the opposite.As the curator of anthropology a... Read more

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Fossil hunter condemns Lucy tour of U.S.

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One of the world's leading paleontologists denounced Ethiopia's decision to send the Lucy skeleton on a six-year tour of the United States, warning Friday that the 3.2 million-year-old fossil will ... Read more

FEATURE-Unique Kenyan game park under human threat

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KITENGELA, Kenya, Dec 31 (Reuters) - A short distance from the slums and skyscrapers of Nairobi, Naanyu Ntirrisa pulls thorn bushes around her Maasai village to keep out marauding lions that have ... Read more