Jane Goodall is widely known partially for her discoveries about chimpanzees in South Kinangop, Kenya and partially for her teachings on animal cruelty, animal rights, and animals in general. She and her team made discoveries that no one had ever seen and not just about chimpanzees, but chimps, orangutans, and gorillas. She and a couple of other women on her team worked hard and “that work led to such findings as tool use in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus), never-before-seen social behavior in orangutans (Pongo pygmaeusand Pongo abelii), and the peaceful nature of gorillas (Gorilla spp. ),” ("Advances in Understanding" 1). This was a major discovery at the time and it still is now, it gave us a closer look at how these animals …show more content…
These discoveries have helped people to comprehend not just the relationships of chimps with each other, but also the close connections between chimps and humans. When, she found out about an issue that she felt strongly about, she started to educate people on the topic and making them aware of it. When, she was in Kenya “She had become fully aware of the environmental destruction and animal cruelty happening in the world and started traveling almost constantly to educate the public about these issues,” (Alberts 1). This shows that when she witnessed the animal cruelty in Kenya she felt strongly enough about this issue to teach people, make people aware of the issue and make it a known thing so that it can be stopped. She spent the last few years traveling to classrooms to teach kids about this issue so that they learn about when they are young. Then, as they grow up they can do something about it, like join an animal rights group or project so that they can make a difference through this issue. Jane likes to teach and talk about how animals can teach us important lessons. In an interview Jane talked about her dog Rusty and said “One of my great teachers was my dog Rusty when I was a