"The trip I made to Angola to study the prehistoric contents of the gravel beds as a means of deciding the age of the deposits and their economic potential was the first time prehistory had ever been used for such a purpose."

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"The trip I made to Angola to study the prehistoric contents of the gravel beds as a means of deciding the age of the deposits and their economic potential was the first time prehistory had ever been used for such a purpose."

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"South Africa had a long record of studies in prehistory, going back to the end of the last century."

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"To save an animal's life in order that it may suffer indefinitely is something I would never condone."

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"Far too often animals are put to sleep when they could be saved through proper care and nursing."

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