Dr. Jane Goodall, scientist, primatologist and conservationist, has passed.
In 1960, Jane Goodall was not even a trained scientist when she was first sent for education and employed by the famed primatologist Louis Leakey to observe chimpanzees in the wild. Goodall would spend years in the Gombe Preserve.
Goodall's research informed much of what is now common knowledge regarding chimpanzees, from their social bonds and communication to their use of tools and quick study. She also observed and described the intelligent hunting and sharing behaviors of chimpanzees, previously unknown.
For the last few decades, Goodall has crisscrossed the globe sharing her good reputation, wit and incredible mind in order to further the causes of conservation - especially for great apes.
If you ever get a chance, watch an interview with Goodall. A truly remarkable human.
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