Unit 45 Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall went to Africa when she was 26 years old.

She went there to research chimpanzees. At that time, no other women scientists worked there alone. At first, Jane studied the chimps from far away.

The chimps were afraid of her. They ran away if she came close to them. After some time, the chimps saw that she was not going to hurt them. They let her walk near them. Soon, she was living among them.

She wanted to learn more and more about them. Jane did a lot of research on chimps. She discovered many new things about them. She learned that each chimp has its own personality. She saw that they have feelings. Jane discovered that chimps have very close families.

Mothers and fathers take good care of baby chimps. An adult female chimp will sometimes adopt an orphan. In 1977, Jane started an institute to help protect animals.

She wanted to help animals all around the world. Today, this institute runs programs in over 70 countries.