”I feel that I was put on this planet with a mission.” Those are the words of pioneering animal behavior scientist Jane Goodall, spoken around the time of her 90th birthday earlier this year (p12). We certainly agree! Her mission since she dreamed at a young age of living in Africa has been to spend time among animals, learn about them, and share her knowledge with the world. She did that for nearly 65 years, making groundbreaking discoveries about chimpanzees, founding a research center to inspire others to study primates, and becoming an activist focused on, as she said, speaking out “for those who can’t speak for themselves.” I hope you enjoy learning about her incredible life in this week’s issue. And don’t miss our second week of coverage of…
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The Week Junior US (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 226