Goodall, Jane

BIOGRAPHY:

Jane was born on April 3, 1934. Her full name is Valerie Jane Morris Goodall.She was born in London (England). From an early age, she dreamed of traveling to Africa to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.

She is a primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist and messenger of the peace of the UN. She is considered the greatest expert in chimpanzees, and is known for her 55 study on the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania.

As a child, Jane received a realistic chimp toy as a gift, her love for the toy was the beginning of her love for animals.

His parents were Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall, a businessman, and Margaret Myfanwe Joseph, a novelist. Her parents divorced when she was very young.

From an early age, she dreamed of traveling to Africa to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.

In 1957, at age 23, she traveled to Kenya and began to study chimpanzees.

In 1962, a Dutch wildlife filmmaker named Baron Hugo van Lawick, was sent to Africa to film Jane's work. The couple fell in love and got married in March 1964.

In 1967, she gave birth to her only child, Hugo Eric Louis. Jane divorced Hugo in 1974, and then married Derek Bryceson, a member of Tanzania's parliament and director of its national parks.

LEGACY:

One of Jane's higher contributions to the field of primatology was the discovery of tool making in chimpanzees. She discovered that some chimpanzees alter pieces of grass or twigs and then poke them into termite mounds

This discovery convinced several scientists to reconsider their definition of being human. Jane also set herself apart from the traditional conventions of the time in her study of primates by naming the animals she studied, instead of assigning each a number. She made the first recorded observations of chimpanzees eating meat, discovering that they are omnivorous.

The discoveries Jane made through her work with chimpanzees are a marvel in the scientific world. This suggests that many behaviors that are sometimes considered only human, we have been able to inherit from these animals.

VIDEO:

“Now we must redefine ‘tool’, redefine ‘man’, or accept chimpanzees as humans.”

REFERENCE:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jane_Goodall&oldid=886293862
2. https://www.vegactu.com/actualite/jane-goodall-et-le-national-geographic-1884/
3. https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/jane_goodall.htm

Lucía Martínez

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