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Jane Goodall[good´Ol] Pronunciation Key, 1934–, English ethologist. After working with Louis Leakey, she established (1960) a research camp in the Gombe Stream Game Reserve, a national park in Tanzania, to study chimpanzee behavior. She kept meticulous records of their movements, interactions, and social organization. Among her many findings are that chimpanzees are capable of complex behavior patterns and emotional relationships and have the dexterity and intelligence to make and use tools. Her writings include My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees (1967), In the Shadow of Man (1967), The Chimpanzees of Gombe (1986), and Reason for Hope (1999).
See D. Peterson, ed., Africa in My Blood, An Autobiography in Letters: The Early Years (2000).
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