Jane goodall

Jane Goodall

By Tompanjorn
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    Growing up

    Growing up she always brought her favorite pet toy Jubilee. Jubilee was a chimpanzee, a very small chimp

  • Born

    Jane Goodall is currently 83 years old and she was born/raised in London, England.

  • Arrives at Kenya

    She arrives in Kenya and loved her first experience. She was only 23 years of age and got to chance to travel from Europe to Africa. She also meets famous anthropologist and paleontologist Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey.

  • Discovers making of tools by chimpanzees

    Jane Goodall discovered tool making by chimps. One of the most famous and greatest discovery of her life. During the time humans were the only ones who were known for tool making.

  • Arrives in Gombe, Tanzania

    She arrives in the shores of the Gombe Stream. In the middle of a chimpanzee reserve in Western Tanzania.

  • Chimpanzee hunting for meat (Food habits)

    Jane Goodall observes the chimpanzee and witnessed chimps eating meat and hunting meat. People thought chimps only ate vegetarian foods.

  • Jane Goodall observes chimps tool making for eating of termites

    She observed David Greybeard and Goliath making tools to extract termites from their mounds. They would use thin tree branches and stick the branches into the small holes in termite mounds.

  • National Geographic promotes Jane Goodall

    National Geographics promotes Jane Goodall for her amazing work. Photographer and filmmaker Hugo van Lawick documented Jane's life in Gombe.

  • Jane Goodall marries Hugo Van Lawick

  • Jane Goodall gets her Ph.D

    Jane Goodall gets her Ph.D in Ehtology. Also in 1965, Jane Goodall is provided funds for the construction for aluminum buildings in Gombe.

  • Jane Goodall divorce

    In 1974, Jane Goodall divorces and marries Derek Bryceson in 1975.

  • Jane founds her institution

    Jane founds the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation

  • Commence of groundwork for Chipanzoo

    Groundwork for Chimpanzoo, an international research program of the Jane Goodall Institution dedicated to study captive chimpanzees.

  • Jane and her colleagues are shocked

    During the scientific conference in Chicago organized around Jane's scholary work, Jane and the fellow colleagues are shocked as consecutive speakers make it clear that there is habitat destruction affecting chimpanzees across Africa. She leaves the conference knowing she needs to go work with the chimpanzees and leave Gombe behind.

  • Roots and Shoots

    Jane and 16 Tanzanian students creates so called Roots and Shoots, Jane Goodall's global environmental and humanitarian education program for youth.

  • The Lake Tanganyika Reforestation and Education project

    The Lake Tanganyika Reforestation and Education project is founded. This program helps communities near the Lake Tanganyika start sustainable agriculture, micro-finance initiatives and conservation education so that local habitats and animal species are protected.

  • United Nations Messenger of Peace

    United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appoints Jane to serve as a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

  • Jane is made Dame

    Jane is made Dame of the British Empire during a ceremony at the Buckingham Palace in London

  • 55th anniversary of the Gombe National Park

    2015 marked the 55th anniversary of the Gombe National Park.

  • Jane Goodall continues her hard work

    She travels around 300 days per year speaking in auditoriums and schools about the threats that chimpanzees are facing, other environmental problems