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Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall. Primatologist. Early Days. Born on April 3, 1934 in London, England Born with prosopagnosia “face blindness” Two younger sisters Parents- engineer and novelist Spent 5 hours in a hen house to see how a hen lays an egg Age 10 wanted to live in Africa and study animals

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Jane Goodall

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  1. Jane Goodall Primatologist

  2. Early Days • Born on April 3, 1934 in London, England • Born with prosopagnosia “face blindness” • Two younger sisters • Parents- engineer and novelist • Spent 5 hours in a hen house to see how a hen lays an egg • Age 10 wanted to live in Africa and study animals • Worked in film studio, secretary, waitress to save money to travel to Africa

  3. Early Days Cont. • April 2, 1957 landed in Africa • Met mentor/teacher Louis Leakey • Discovered oldest known human remains • Theory origin of species in Africa • 1960 -Research on chimpanzees began on shores of Lake Tanganganyika (Gombe National Park)

  4. Personal Life One child Hugo “Grub” from first marriage 1964-Married Hugo van Lawick, wild life photographer Remarried in 1975- Derek Bryceson, the Director of National Parks in Tanzania (Died in 1979 from cancer)

  5. Discoveries After 50 Years of Research Not vegetarians: first to observe a chimp eating a bush pig

  6. Only scientist at the time to gain chimpanzees trust by being patient and sitting for hours among them Became the first scientist to give names such as Fifi and Goblin to the chimps instead of calling them by numbers.

  7. Discovered the ability to use and make tools when observing a chimp poking plant stems into a termite mound to get food

  8. Discovered to have complex social structure Hierarchy Nonviolent (original thinking) Loving, careful parents Fighting/Wars Peer Relationships

  9. Gombe Stream Research Center • Gombe National Park in southeastern Africa • National Geographic articles and TV series made it popular • May 1975 rebels from Zaire, Africa, kidnapped four research assistants from the research center

  10. Founded in 1977 • Improve global understanding and treatment of chimps and preservation of chimps and their habitats. • Programs: TACARE (Take Care), Roots & Shoots, Water and Environmental Sanitation projects, Health and family issues

  11. Jane Today • Travels 300 days a year presenting lectures to students, government officials, communities. • Visits Gombe National Park twice a year to see her chimpanzees • “My greatest reason for hope is the spirit and determination of young people, once they know what the problems are and have the tools to take action.”

  12. Jane’s Achievements • 1965- 8th person to receive doctorate from Cambridge without having an undergraduate degree • 1986 founded the Committee for the Conservation and Care of Chimpanzees • Set limits on numbers of chimpanzees that could be used in experiments and improved conditions Author of several children’s books-The Chimpanzee Family Book and With Love

  13. Jane’sAchievements 1991 found Roots & Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian education program for youth 2000-accepted the third Gandhi/King Award for Non Violence at the United Nations Received the Gold Medal of Conservation from the San Diego Zoological Society, the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize, and the National Geographic Society Centennial Award Worked to improve conditions for zoo animals and for conservation of chimpanzee habitats Asked to serve as United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2002 and 2007

  14. Work Cited • http://www.janegoodall.org/ • http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/printmember/goo1int-1 • http://www.discoverchimpanzees.org/index.html • http://www.wildchimpanzees.org/educators/activities.php • http://www.notablebiographies.com/Gi-He/Goodall-Jane.html • http://www.janegoodall.org/media/videos/jane-goodalls-roots-shoots-20th-anniversary

  15. No chimpanzees were harmed in the making of the this Powerpoint.

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