In the area of species protection, we should concern ourselves with what is right as opposed to what might be easier, or popular in the short term.

Primates need good nutrition, to begin with. Not only fruits and plants, but insects as well.

We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man.

The whole story is about change. We are very lucky that the earth's history is recorded in fossilized remains. And we can see the changes. Unfortunately, there will always be gaps in our knowledge, but there is no doubt that we and everything living today has evolved.

To have arrived on this earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony.

For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need to be washed over with water as soon as possible, so that the bones are covered with a layer of sediment.

It's the next annihilation of vast numbers of species. It is happening now, and we, the human race, are its cause