Louis Leakey sent me to Gombe because he believed that an understanding of
believed that an understanding of
believed that an understanding of chimpanzees in the wild would help him
chimpanzees in the wild would help him
chimpanzees in the wild would help him to better guess how our Stone Age
to better guess how our Stone Age
to better guess how our Stone Age ancestors may have behaved
it had long been thought that we were
it had long been thought that we were the only creatures on earth that used
the only creatures on earth that used
the only creatures on earth that used and made tools man the toolmaker is how
and made tools man the toolmaker is how
and made tools man the toolmaker is how we were defined and here was David
we were defined and here was David
we were defined and here was David Greybeard
Greybeard
Greybeard using a tool it was hard for me to
using a tool it was hard for me to
using a tool it was hard for me to believe what I’d seen few days later
believe what I’d seen few days later
believe what I’d seen few days later watch spellbound attempt to set off to a
watch spellbound attempt to set off to a
watch spellbound attempt to set off to a termite mom picked a smaller heat wig
termite mom picked a smaller heat wig
termite mom picked a smaller heat wig and stripped it of its leaves that was
and stripped it of its leaves that was
and stripped it of its leaves that was object modification the crude beginning
object modification the crude beginning
object modification the crude beginning of tool-making
it had never been seen before
it had never been seen before [Music]
when I telegram the news to Louis Leakey
when I telegram the news to Louis Leakey he responded that we must now redefined
he responded that we must now redefined
he responded that we must now redefined man or accept chimpanzees as human my
man or accept chimpanzees as human my
man or accept chimpanzees as human my observations had gone beat would
observations had gone beat would
observations had gone beat would challenge human uniqueness and whenever
challenge human uniqueness and whenever
challenge human uniqueness and whenever that happens there is always a violent
that happens there is always a violent
that happens there is always a violent uproar there were some who had tried to
uproar there were some who had tried to
uproar there were some who had tried to discredit my observations because I was
discredit my observations because I was
discredit my observations because I was a young untrained girl and should
a young untrained girl and should
a young untrained girl and should therefore be disregarded the result of
therefore be disregarded the result of
therefore be disregarded the result of it all however was that Louis was able
it all however was that Louis was able
it all however was that Louis was able to obtain a grant from the National
to obtain a grant from the National
to obtain a grant from the National Geographic Society to continue my study
Geographic Society to continue my study
Geographic Society to continue my study in addition they would be sending out a
in addition they would be sending out a
in addition they would be sending out a photographer document the chimpanzees
photographer document the chimpanzees
photographer document the chimpanzees [Music]
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