{"id":55527,"date":"2025-10-01T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/55527\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:38:07","slug":"primatologist-jane-goodall-famous-for-her-study-of-chimpanzees-has-died-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/55527\/","title":{"rendered":"Primatologist Jane Goodall, famous for her study of chimpanzees, has died | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jane Goodall, known for her ground-breaking studies involving chimpanzees, has died aged 91.<\/p>\n

A post on her institute’s Facebook page said she died on Wednesday morning from natural causes while in California as part of a speaking tour.<\/p>\n

“Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world,” said the post.<\/p>\n

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\n Jane Goodall with husband Hugo van lawick in 1974. Pic: AP<\/p>\n

Goodall was widely considered the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees.<\/p>\n

She began her research when she was 26, observing the primates in east Africa and revealing their capability to engage in complex social behaviours.<\/p>\n

Goodall also gave chimps names instead of numbers, observed their distinct personalities, and incorporated family relationships and emotions into her work.<\/p>\n

She appeared in many National Geographic programmes and magazines and laid a path for other female primatologists and conservationists, including Dian Fossey (portrayed by Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas In The Mist).<\/p>\n

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June: Wildlife across Africa is ‘disappearing’<\/p>\n

The primatologist spoke to Sky News in June<\/a>, warning of vanishing African wildlife.<\/p>\n

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