Recent polls identify Jane Goodall to be the most recognizable
living scientist in the Western world. Her work with chimpanzees at
the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania has been renowned as one of
the great achievements of scientific research. Her approach to
field study, once ridiculed and challenged by the scientific world,
has now become the model for other ethologists to use.
In this insightful biography, Meg Greene tells the story of
Goodall's life from her early days growing up in England under the
influence of her mother, through her experiences as a young protege
of anthropologist Louis Leakey pioneering new techniques of
investigating chimpanzee behavior in Africa, to her mature career
as an expert on chimpanzee social life and her ongoing efforts
today to promote the conservation of wildlife.
Greene describes how Goodall's work challenged and changed
perceptions of the relations between the primate and human worlds.
Contrary to accepted scientific opinion of the time, which viewed
chimpanzees as brutish, Goodall found chimps to be capable of a
wide range of emotions, including affection, compassion, and love.
She also showed that chimps could reason, think, and solve
problems. Perhaps most startling, Goodall discovered that
chimpanzees could fashion primitive implements from grass, twigs,
and leaves, dispelling the notion that humans are the only species
that can make tools.
On the personal side, Greene reveals that Goodall found solace in
her home at Gombe from the trials of life that included a divorce,
the death of her second husband, criticisms from fellow scientists,
and a deep spiritual crisis.
This is a fascinating story of a naive young woman who started her
work without even a college degree and eventually developed into a
dedicated scientist and a world-famous conservationist and
humanitarian. For more than 45 years, Jane Goodall has reached out
to the world to join in her efforts to aid those who cannot speak
for themselves, and to promote respect for all living creatures.
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