# Quote — Richard E. Leakey, The Origin Of Humankind

> The challenge for individuals in primate societies is to be able to predict the behavior of others. One way would be for individuals to have a huge mental bank in their brains, which stored every possible action of their fellow troop members and their own appropriate actions.

- Author: [Richard E. Leakey](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-e-leakey.md)
- Book: [The Origin Of Humankind](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-e-leakey/the-origin-of-humankind.md)
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