(b. 1934– )
English primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist
Jane Goodall
Looking directly into my eyes he very gently squeezed my fingers: which is how chimpanzees reassure each other.
“Jane Goodall, Illustrated,” The New York Times, May 13, 2011.
After school we were on our own, we had our friends, we went out on the cliffs with my dog, and we were free.
On how she spent time as a child, “Jane Goodall, Illustrated,” The New York Times, May 13, 2011.
I think it was very, very important because always I was watching and making notes and seeing the spiders carrying eggs and then babies on their backs, and watching caterpillars turn into butterflies, and, you know, watching a little plant grow—all those things were really important for me.
On how important free and open-ended time spent outdoors as a child was to becoming a scientist, “Jane Goodall, Illustrated,” The New York Times, May 13, 2011.