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“These are simply one-of-a-kind facilities, and we can already say that fate gave us a chance to test ourselves and our colleagues to the limit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Otherwise, all primates are at risk of extinction, ourselves included.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

"We cannot allow ourselves to be tarnished in the same way."

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

We have more saved up than we will need for ourselves, even in a worst-case scenario.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Early every morning we would settle into our new shelter for the day, make ourselves and Marlene as comfortable as we could, and then sooner or later Peter would disappear.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo