(b. 1934– )
English primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist“Looking directly into my eyes he very gently squeezed my fingers: which is how chimpanzees reassure each other.”
more infosource: “Jane Goodall, Illustrated,” The New York Times, May 13, 2011.
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category: animal, chimpanzee, connection, reassurance
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“After school we were on our own, we had our friends, we went out on the cliffs with my dog, and we were free.”
more infosource: on how she spent time as a child, “Jane Goodall, Illustrated,” The New York Times, May 13, 2011.
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category: childhood, dog, freedom, time
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“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.”
more infosource: 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.
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category: childhood, nature, observation, scientist
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Jane Goodall