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IN THE MISTBY JANE GOODALL
ISABELLA
CHILDHOOD
I WAS BORN ON APRIL 3 1934
IN LONDON, ENGLAND.
MY DAD GAVE ME
A STUFFED CHIMPANZEE WHEN I WAS LITTLE.
MY FATHER WAS AN ENGINEER AND AUTO RACER MY MOTHER WAS A NOVELIST
LATER MY SISTER JUDY WOULD GROW UP TO BE A DOCTOR
CHILDHOOD DIFFICULTIES
WORLD WAR II
DAD WENT TO FIGHT IN THE WAR
MOTHER WENT INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION
MOVED TO BOURNEMOUTH, ON THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND DURING WORLD WAR II
SISTER GOT VERY SICK AFTER WORLD WAR II, DAD WAS VERY MOODY
EDUCATION
Started elementary school at age 4
When we moved to the coast we were home schooled
After World War II I went to high school
My parents did not have the money to sent me to college so I took the job as a therapist with animals
I met up with a friend who was working in Kenya, I jumped at the chance of going to Africa
AFRICA
Living in Africa was very exciting for me
I got a job in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya
I met Dr. Louis Leakey, curator of the Natural History Museum
He offered me a job as his assistant.
We did lots of work on the plains of the Serengeti, looking for fossils of ancient humans
Jane and Dr. Louis Leakey
CHIMPANZEES
Dr. Leakey talked to me about the Chimpanzees
He wanted someone to study the Chimpanzees. He wanted someone to study how chimps behave to learn how early humans may have lived
Someone would have to spend years alone in the forest
I was thrilled to take this job
RESEARCH - 1960
Although I was not trained as a scientist, Dr. Leakey felt I would have new ideas about what I was seeing
We needed to raise money for my research. We asked different groups for support. The Wilkie Foundation in the US agreed to help.
The local people worried about my mother and I. They taught me about bush lore. Then the real work started.
WATCHING THE CHIMPS
It took months for the chimps to get used to me
I learned that they ate meat and made and used tools
Not everything was good, some things disturbed me. (violent, territorial, killing baby chimps)
Chimps display human behavior – hugs, kisses, playing games, even tickling
They also like to groom each other
GOMBE
“Avant je suis allé à Gombe, j'ai dû apprendre le français couramment pour communiquer avec tous les chercheurs sur la Gombe.”
Before I went to Gombe I had to learn French fluently to communicate with all the researchers on Gombe.
Meeting the Chimps
Protecting Chimpanzees
Protecting their habitat
Stop the killing of chimps for meat and fur trade
Identifying dangers the chimps face
Improving conditions for captive chimpanzees in zoos
HOW I HELPED CHANGE THE WORLD
Many thought I could not do a real scientific study
I kept my records properly so that others could check it
My reports were more like stories – I gave the chimps names instead of numbers
I needed a new sponsor. The National Geographic Society gave me enough money for another year
After 1975, I began to travel and talk to many groups
Learning from Chimps
FOUNDATION
In 1977, I founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation (JGI)
My other efforts included Roots and Shoots to involve students from preschool to college There are over 6,000 Roots and Shoots groups
in all 50 US states and nearly 90 countries
EXPLORER
I am a Commander of the British Empire
The president of Tanzania awarded me the Kilamanjaro Medal
In 2002, I was named as a United Nations Messenger of Peace
CONCLUSION
I believe every person makes a difference every day
In the future I hope that my research will help new scientists to to help the new generation of chimps
QUESTIONS?