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Cincinnati Zoo Remembering Life, Influence of Wildlife Icon Dr. Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall pioneered chimpanzee research at Gombe Stream National Park and inspired global conservation efforts for over 60 years, the Jane Goodall Institute said.
- Yesterday the Jane Goodall Institute announced Jane Goodall, primatologist and anthropologist, died of natural causes at age 91.
- In 1960, a 26-year-old Jane Goodall began studying chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, with support from Louis Leakey, paleoanthropologist and adviser, who valued her lack of formal experience.
- Researchers note that Jane Goodall's field observations documented chimpanzee tool use and social structures, and she noted `Genetically, we share 98.6% of our DNA with them.`
- Thomas Gillespie, professor and chair at Emory University, collaborated with Jane Goodall monitoring Greater Gombe Ecosystem health, noting she combined science and caring in conservation.
- Popular-Culture nods and protégés note Mattel released a Jane Goodall Barbie in 2022 and Lynne Isbell credits Goodall's book for inspiring her career in Africa.
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Jane Goodall, with her observations on wild chimpanzees, not only revolutionized behavioral research, but also the image of man. The British primatologist became an icon of nature and species conservation. On October 1st, she died at the age of 91.
Primate researcher Jane Goodall spent many years in the African jungle, where she explored the behavior of monkeys – and changed the world's view of our next relatives in a lasting way. In 2013, she told us in the format "24 hours" as she would wish for her last day.
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