Jane Goodall was born in London on April 3, 1934 and grew up in Bournemouth, on the southern coast of England.
In 1960 she began studying chimpanzees in the wild in Gombe, Tanganyika (now Tarzania). After receiving her doctorate
in ethology at Cambridge University, Dr. Goodall founded the Gombe Stream Research Center for the study of chimpanzees
and baboons. In 1975 she established the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation
to promote animal research throughout the world.
Dr. Goodall is well known for her contributions to several stunning National Geographic films and has written six
books for adults, including the bestseller In the Shadow of Man.
She has been named Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II and has received many awards, including
the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Basic Science and the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Award, for distinction
in research, exploration, and discovery.
Summary
From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her
wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the
wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in the African bush. And she got to know
an amazing group of wild chimpanzees -- intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships,
bear a surprising resemblance to our own.