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For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied upon to do anything consistently which is in his own interest.
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Prince Philip
Age: 99 †
Born: 1921
Born: June 10
Died: 2021
Died: April 9
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Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
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