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How Jane Goodall Revolutionized Conservation and Science

Jane Goodall, a name synonymous with chimpanzee research and conservation, passed away recently at the age of 91. Her groundbreaking observations of chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park redefined the boundaries between humans and animals, challenging preconceived notions about tool use and animal emotions. A Lifetime Dedicated to Science and Conservation When Goodall first arrived […]

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What Really Happens When Animals Use Tools: What Jane Goodall Saw.

Every tool you touch started out as something simpler — and so did a chimpanzee’s twig. But what if that twig tells us about what you are, too? In a forest at Gombe, Tanzania, a chimp once picked up a stick, stripped its leaves, and poked it into a termite mound. When he pulled it […]

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Chimpanzees Caught Using Insects as First-Aid

Picture this: deep in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, a young chimp named Damien gets a nasty gash on his calf. Instead of just licking the wound or ignoring it, he grabs a flying insect, presses it against the cut, and carefully rubs it across the open skin. A few moments later, his sister joins in, […]

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How Jane Goodall Revolutionized Conservation and Science

What Really Happens When Animals Use Tools: What Jane Goodall Saw.

Chimpanzees Caught Using Insects as First-Aid

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