ThestoryofJaneGoodallhasbeentoldmanytimes.In1965,shewasayoungscientist.Shewantedtostudychimpanzees.Shehadneverdonethatbefore.ShewenttoAfricaandmadeupherownwaytodoit.Thisisher story.
FreudtouchesGoodall’shair.Today’sresearcherswouldobserveanimalsfroma distanceandnotgetthis close!
GrowingUp
JaneGoodallgrewupinEngland.Shelikedanimals.ShedreamedoflivinginAfrica.Asayoungwoman,shesavedsomemoneyandwentto Africa.
There,shemetafamousscientist.HisnamewasLouisLeakey.Hestudiedthehistoryofhumans.Healsostudiedgreatapes,likechimpanzees.HehiredGoodallashissecretary.Hethoughtshecouldbecomeascientist.Later,hehelpedherstudychimpsinacountrycalled Tanzania.
Goodallsetupcampinthe GombeStreamReserve.Shehadenoughmoneytodosixmonthsoffieldwork.Whilethere,shemadeherownrules.Mostscientistswhostudiedanimalsgavethemnumbers.Goodallgavetheanimalsshestudiednames.Thensherecordedher observations.
NewIdeas
Goodallmadethreediscoveries.Eachwasnewtoscience.Inherfirstdiscovery,shesawachimpeatingadeadanimal.Untilthen,scientiststhoughtthatapes didn’t
eat meat.
Next,shesawthesamechimpwithabladeofgrass.Hepokeditintoatermitemound.Hepulleditout.Itwascoveredwithtermitesforhimtoeat.Hehadusedthegrassasa tool.
Finally,shesawhimpickupatwigandtakeofftheleaves.Heusedittocatchmoretermites.Hehadmadeatool.Scientiststhoughtthattoolmakingandtoolusewerethingsonlyhumanscoulddo.Goodallknewthiswasbig news.
Achimpanzeedigsfortermiteswithabladeof grass.
FlinttakesapeekatGoodallfromthetopofher tent.
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