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He is the first son of famed anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey.
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Jonathan Leakey
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Leakey was educated at the Duke of York School in Language"ata with his two younger brothers. On 4 November 1960, Leakey discovered the Ohio 7 fossils at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Ohio 7 is now considered the type specimen of Homo habilis.
Jonathan Leakey now operates the Nakuru-based company Jonathan Leakey Limited., which supplies East African snake venoms and medicinal plants for antivenom manufacturers, medical research facilities, and pharmaceutical companies.
