Jane Goodall Biography

Jane Goodall Biography

Jane Goodall was a pioneering English primatologist (a person who studies primates, which is a group of animals that include human beings, apes, monkeys, and others). Jane Goodall is the most famous Chimpanzee expert in the world. Her colleague of anthropologist Louis Leakey in Kenya in the late 1950s, she began studying Chimpanzees. Her childhood, she was the oldest of two sisters; she was born on April 3, 1934, in London, England. Her father, Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall, was an engineer. Her mother, Vanna (Joseph) Morris-Goodall, was a successful novelist. Her mother gave her a stuffed Chimpanzee when she was two years old, and she keeps it till this day. She was a good student, but was more interested in outdoors and learning about animals. She loved animals so much that by the age of ten she wanted to live with animals in Africa. Her mother encouraged her dream which became true. When she was eighteen she finished secondary school and began working as a secretary, as an assistant editor in a film studio, and as a waitress, she was trying to save enough money for her trip to Africa. When Jane Goodall was twenty-three years old she finally went to Africa. Jane Goodall understood animals; she didn’t only see them just like animals, but as humans, as friends. She observed them carefully, she was patient. Once she held a banana and the Chimpanzee took it, which was a sign of new friendship. Jane Goodall spent her time wisely; she lived a very interesting life. Jane Goodall wrote these books: “Hope for animals and their world”, “Harvest for hope”, “the ten trust”, “Beyond innocence”, “Africa in my blood”, “Reason for hope”, and “My life with the Chimpanzees”, and many more. Famous quotes from Jane Goodall; “The greatest danger to our future is apathy”, “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference”, “If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way”. “Only if we understand can we care. Only if we help shall they be saved”. And many more, the point is to always believe in something, and have a goal in life. Jane Goodall believed, she worked hard, didn’t give up, she knew she would succeed and she was right. Her dream became a reality.