JaneGoodall’sResearchRevealed
Decadesofclosestudyofchimpanzeesinthewildrevolutionizedthewaywenowseetheseanimals.HerearesomeofthekeydiscoveriesJaneGoodall made.
1960
EatingMeat
InGoodall’sfirstyearofstudy,she observedDavidGreybeardeatinga deadanimal.Thiswasproofthat chimpseat meat.

1960
Toolmaking
GoodallobservedDavidGreybeardmakingandusingatooltofindandeat termites.
1964
Planning
AchimpnamedFiganshowedplanningwhenhe“kidnapped”achimpnamedFlinttogettheotherstofollowhimtoanew location.

1964
UsingMan‑madeObjects
AchimpnamedMikeshowedintelligencebyusingemptykerosenecanstocreatea noisy chargingdisplay.Hebangedthe canstogethertoscarelarger males.

1970
Awe
Thesightofawaterfallinspiredthe chimpstoperformajoyfuland spontaneous dance.

1974
Warfare
Inashockingdevelopment,“war”broke outbetweentwogroupsofchimps.The warlastedfour years.

1975
TeamBuilding
Figan’sstatusasaleaderwas strengthenedbyhiscloserelationshipwithhisbrother,Faben.WhenFabendisappeared,Figanhada hardertimestayingon top.

1987
Adoption
Afterthree‑year-oldMel’smotherdiedofpneumonia,hewas“adopted”by a femalechimpcalledSpindle.This wasthefirsttimethatanonrelatedchimpwasobservedtoadoptan orphan youngster.

1994
TechnologyTransfer
Theuseoftwigstocatchcarpenterantshadbeenseeninonlyonechimpcommunity.Afteronechimpleftthat communityforanother,shebeganteachingtheskilltochimpsinhernew community.

1995
MedicinalPlants
Researchsuggeststhatsomechimpsswallowtheleavesofaparticularplanttohelpstopstomachpainorgetridof parasites.