Her prized stuffed animals

Jane Goodall’s love of wildlife—and stuffed animals—began at an early age. For her first birthday, her father gave her a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee. (Goodall still has the toy.) Many years later, in 1995, she received a letter from Gary Haun, a former US Marine who lost his eyesight in an accident and went on to become a skier, skydiver, and magician. The next year, Goodall and Haun met. At that meeting, on her birthday, Haun gave her “Mr. H,” a stuffed monkey, calling it a symbol of hope and perseverance. The toy has now accompanied Goodall to more than 60 countries. She also has Pigcasso, which is a likeness of a real South African pig that held a paintbrush in its mouth to make art; Rattie, named for an…

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