Animal Life - Jane Goodall

 


Jane Goodall passed away yesterday at the age of 91.

In October 1960 she was in Tanzania's Gombe National Park observing chimpanzees.

In fact, she witnessed them using tools and making tools - behaviors previously thought to be exclusive to humans.

Goodall revolutionized the study of chimpanzees and forced science to reshape its views, thus forcing us to change the way we see animals.

She remained in Gombe, more or less, until 1975.  Her assignment had come from paleoanthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey.  He wanted to better understand how humans' Stone Age ancestors may have behaved.  Goodall was not formally trained, had no college degree, but Leakey believed this would lead to more open-minded research, as she wasn't biased by traditional scientific wisdom.

A global advocate for the environment, conservation, and peace - she spent the majority of her life dedicated to helping all wild animals.

Thank you, Jane.




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