Jane Goodall

Childhood

Apr 3, 1934

Jane Goodall was born in London. When she was on years old, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee, Jane loves it and named I Jubilee, carring it everywhere.

Discovers that himpanzees eat meat

1960

Dr. Jane Goodall made the observation of a group of chimps eating a bushpig. Chimpanzees had been assumed to be vegetarian. A group of chimpanzees attacked, killed, and ate a red colobus monkey that had climbed high into a tree.

Discovers that chimpanzees make and use tools

1960

Jane observes David Greybeard and Goliath making tools to extract termites from their mounds, a discovery that would force science to reconsider its definition of homo sapiens: “Man the Toolmaker.”

Jane Goodall Institute

1977

With 31 offices around the world, Dr. Jane and the Institute are widely recognized for effective community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa and the protection of wild chimpanzees in Africa’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary.

Jane becomes an activist

1986

Jane Goodall attends the first ‘Understanding Chimpanzees’ conference in Chicago. This change her focus from observation and research to a broader holistic animal-human conservation approach.

Roots & Shoots

1991

This program is dedicated to inspiring young people to take action in their communities and it has since grown to include approximately 150,000 individuals in nearly 100 countries.