Jane and a chimp

Jane Goodall and the Life of Chimpanzees

By ihes57
  • Birth

    Birth
    Jane Goodall was born in London, England on April 3, 1934
  • Early Watcher

    Early Watcher
    Jane Goodall spent five hours in her chicken coop observing a chicken lay an egg at age five
  • Graduation

    Jane Goodall graduates high school
  • An Invitation to Kenya

    One of Jane Goodall's family members invite her to spend some time with them in Kenya, Africa
  • A New Challange

    A New Challange
    Jane Goodall started chimp observation
  • A Noteable Observation

    Jane observed chimpanzees eating meat, which made them omnivores
  • The New Friend

    The New Friend
    Jane Goodall meets a Chimp named David Greybeard, and he shows her how he makes tools
  • College at Cambridge

    College at Cambridge
    Jane Goodall got accepted into Cambridge University
  • A Start to Fame

    A Start to Fame
    Jane's article "My Life Among Wild Chimpanzees" appeared in the National Geographic magazine
  • A Cool Discovery

    Jane witnessed chimpanzees using leaves to clean themselves, and chewing them to use as sponges
  • Growing Fame

    Growing Fame
    CBS broadcast "Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees"
  • A Long Life

    Jane Goodall is 80, and still at work
  • 82 and in the Present

    82 and in the Present
    Jane Goodall is 82 and still alive