Walking with Beasts Quotes
Kenneth Branagh: [about Australopithecus] A type of ape has evolved that clearly shows the first signs of becoming more human. What makes them closer to us than other apes is not their brains, which are only one third of the size. It's not their skin, which is hairy. It's something they do that other apes just don't: something that will one day lead them to be described as a missing link. These apes walk upright!
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Kenneth Branagh: [Indicating an ocean] This is the legendary Tethys, a tropical sea that stretches almost halfway around the world, and has connected Asia with the Atlantic since the time of the dinosaurs. It is now home to one of the mammals' biggest success stories.
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Kenneth Branagh: The world has been transformed in the last few million years by one small plant. Where once there was forest, there are now vast tracks of grassland. And with grass have come new species of grazing mammals.
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Kenneth Branagh: Apes have a long road to travel yet. Outwardly they are almost human, but their brains are no bigger than a chimpanzee's. It will be at least another two million years, before any ape has a decent conversation.
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Kenneth Branagh: For the first and only time in its history, birds rule the earth.
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