The champion of chimps

Dr Jane Goodall is the only human to have been accepted into a chimpanzee community.

Jane Goodall is one of the most famous primatologists in the world. A primatologist is someone who studies primates – the group of mammals that includes humans, lemurs, lorises and monkeys. Goodall was born in London on 3 April 1934, and her love of animals and Africa began when she was little, thanks to books such as Tarzan of the Apes and The Story of Dr Dolittle. At 26, Goodall travelled by boat to Tanzania, in Africa, with just a pair of binoculars and a notebook as her equipment. While she was there, she made one of the most incredible discoveries in the animal kingdom. In the jungle During her time in the Tanzanian jungle, Goodall took a different approach to that of other primatologists. Instead of numbering the chimpanzees…

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