Summary of Jane Goodall's Life
On April 3, 1934, Jane Goodall was born in London, England. When she was eight, Jane started a nature club.
In 1956, Jane got an invitation from an old school friend named Clo to visit her in Kenya, Africa. While visiting in Africa, Jane met a famous scientist named Louis Leakey. Dr. Leakey offered her a job studying chimpanzees at Gombe. Jane explored the jungle and observed the chimps. One day she saw a chimp named David Graybeard. He was her favorite and was the first chimp to welcome her in his tribe.
National Geographic published an article on Jane called, "My Life Among Chimpanzees." In 1965, a movie called, Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees came to the United States. She started the Jane Goodall Institute to protect wild animals in 1977. In 1986, she and other scientists realized chimps were becoming endangered.
Jane Goodall began many programs to help wildlife. Three of these programs are TACARE (Take Care), ChimpanZoo, and Roots and Shoots. She continues to support wildlife research today.
In 1956, Jane got an invitation from an old school friend named Clo to visit her in Kenya, Africa. While visiting in Africa, Jane met a famous scientist named Louis Leakey. Dr. Leakey offered her a job studying chimpanzees at Gombe. Jane explored the jungle and observed the chimps. One day she saw a chimp named David Graybeard. He was her favorite and was the first chimp to welcome her in his tribe.
National Geographic published an article on Jane called, "My Life Among Chimpanzees." In 1965, a movie called, Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees came to the United States. She started the Jane Goodall Institute to protect wild animals in 1977. In 1986, she and other scientists realized chimps were becoming endangered.
Jane Goodall began many programs to help wildlife. Three of these programs are TACARE (Take Care), ChimpanZoo, and Roots and Shoots. She continues to support wildlife research today.
10 Facts
1. Jane's sister, Judy, was born on her fourth birthday.
2. When Jane Goodall was five, she waited five hours for a chicken to lay an egg, and her parents did not know where she was and called the police.
3. On September7,1940, German planes started bombing London. When it was over eight months later, Jane's house was still standing.
4. Jane was the leader of a nature club she started when she was eight. She had lots of rules , and sometimes her friends thought she was bossy. They had to be able to identify all different kinds of animals, and each member had a code name.
5. Jane had to earn money to go to Kenya by being a waitress. She could carry up to thirteen plates on her arms at a time.
6. On Jane's 23rd birthday, she saw a giraffe. It was the best birthday present ever.
7. While Jane was in Gombe, a chimp named Frodo charged at her, beat, kicked, and dragged her to the edge of a cliff, and threw her over the side.
8. In 1967, Jane had a son named Hugo, but everyone called him Grub.
9. In 1975, Jane remarried. Her second husband's name was Derek Bryceson. He died of cancer in 1980.
10. Jane's book, In the Shadow of Man, has been translated into almost fifty languages.
2. When Jane Goodall was five, she waited five hours for a chicken to lay an egg, and her parents did not know where she was and called the police.
3. On September7,1940, German planes started bombing London. When it was over eight months later, Jane's house was still standing.
4. Jane was the leader of a nature club she started when she was eight. She had lots of rules , and sometimes her friends thought she was bossy. They had to be able to identify all different kinds of animals, and each member had a code name.
5. Jane had to earn money to go to Kenya by being a waitress. She could carry up to thirteen plates on her arms at a time.
6. On Jane's 23rd birthday, she saw a giraffe. It was the best birthday present ever.
7. While Jane was in Gombe, a chimp named Frodo charged at her, beat, kicked, and dragged her to the edge of a cliff, and threw her over the side.
8. In 1967, Jane had a son named Hugo, but everyone called him Grub.
9. In 1975, Jane remarried. Her second husband's name was Derek Bryceson. He died of cancer in 1980.
10. Jane's book, In the Shadow of Man, has been translated into almost fifty languages.
Questions and Answers
1. Q: What did Jane Goodall learn from her favorite chimp, David Graybeard?
A: Jane learned that chimps were omnivores because she saw David Graybeard and some other chimps eating a dead piglet. Before that, people thought chimps were herbivores. She also found out that chimps make simple tools - one day she saw David Graybeard using a long blade of grass to fish out termites.
2. Q: What are some difficulties Jane faced in Gombe? A: First Jane could not explore alone. Two scouts had to go with her, and the scouts wanted to leave before her. Then Jane got malaria. Last, she got thrown off a cliff by a chimp named Frodo.
3. Q: Who was Hugo Van Lawick?
A: Hugo Van Lawick was Jane's first husband. Jane met him when he took pictures for the article "My Life Among Chimpanzees." He worked for National Geographic and won many awards for his pictures and films of wildlife. Jane and Hugo were divorced after ten years of marriage, but remained friends. Hugo died in 2002 of cancer.
4. Q: What is Roots and Shoots?
A: Roots and Shoots is a club that Jane and sixteen African teenagers started in 1991. It teaches kids about protecting animals. There are now Roots and Shoots clubs in over 120 countries.
5. Q: What does Jane Goodall do now?
A: Jane travels around the world speaking to people about causes that are important to her for 300 days out of the year. Jane visits Gombe only twice a year. She still has a house in Tanzania and lives next to Grub (her son) and his children.
Timeline of Jane Goodall's Life
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Additional Information on Jane Goodall
1. Jane Goodall's Journey
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757121
2. The Jane Goodall Institute
http://www.janegoodall.org/jane
3. National Geograhic video - Jane Goodall: A Retrospective
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/specials/in-the-field-specials/jane-goodall-retrospective/
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757121
2. The Jane Goodall Institute
http://www.janegoodall.org/jane
3. National Geograhic video - Jane Goodall: A Retrospective
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/specials/in-the-field-specials/jane-goodall-retrospective/