Famed primatologist Jane Goodall, renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees, dedicated her life to helping all wild animals — a passion that lasted until her death this past week.
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What to know about the life and legacy of wildlife advocate Jane Goodall
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Jane Goodall is photographed Nov. 20, 1970, next to a chimp enclosure in San Francisco.
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British ethologist Jane Goodall plays with Pola, a 14-month-old chimpanzee of the Budapest Zoo that she symbolically adopted, on Dec. 20, 2004, in Budapest, Hungary.
- BELA SZANDELSZKY, Associated Press
English primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall observes gorillas June 15, 2015, after she unveiled the plaque of late Hungarian primatologist Geza Teleki in the Ape's House of the Budapest Zoo in Budapest, Hungary.
- Attila Kovacs, MTI
Anthropologist Jane Goodall goes through slides May 9, 1982, before making presentation in Chicago.
- CHARLES KNOBLOCK, Associated Press
From left, then-French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, primatologist Jane Goodall, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon participate in the People's Climate March on Sept. 21, 2014, in New York.
- Craig Ruttle, Associated Press
Renowned primate researcher Jane Goodall, right, looks over Chicago area students' projects that they made for the Roots and Shoots festival Sept. 23, 2004, at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Goodall founded the Roots and Shoots program to inspire youth of all ages to make a difference by becoming involved in their communities and to implement service learning programs that promote care and concern for animals, the environment and the human community.
- M. SPENCER GREEN, Associated Press
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Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has die…
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English primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall observes gorillas June 15, 2015, after she unveiled the plaque of late Hungarian primatologist Geza Teleki in the Ape's House of the Budapest Zoo in Budapest, Hungary.
- Attila Kovacs, MTI
From left, then-French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, primatologist Jane Goodall, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon participate in the People's Climate March on Sept. 21, 2014, in New York.
- Craig Ruttle, Associated Press
Renowned primate researcher Jane Goodall, right, looks over Chicago area students' projects that they made for the Roots and Shoots festival Sept. 23, 2004, at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Goodall founded the Roots and Shoots program to inspire youth of all ages to make a difference by becoming involved in their communities and to implement service learning programs that promote care and concern for animals, the environment and the human community.
- M. SPENCER GREEN, Associated Press
