“Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help shall all be saved,” quoted by Jane Goodall (Jane Goodall: 40 Years at Gombe). Jane Goodall is an ethologist for chimpanzees, or someone who studies animal behavior, and was born April 3rd, 1934 in London, United Kingdom. This 81 year old still believes strongly in her work and encourages others to do their part to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment we all share (Goodall). Goodall’s interest in animals began early in her childhood. Jane would observe birds and animals in her spare time, taking notes and sketches of them. She would also read books about zoology and ethology. For an example, when she was four, she spent hours in a henhouse trying to figure out how a hen laid an egg. By the time she was eight she knew she wanted to go to Africa and study the wild animals there. At age 23, Goodall fulfilled her dream of going to Africa. Her parents divorced when she was 12, so her mother didn’t have enough money to send her to a university after high school. Instead, Jane’s mother sent her to take classes in secretary school, where you …show more content…
With these new observations, it further narrowed the intelligence gap between Homo sapiens and pan troglodytes. Out of all three of those observations, the most useful observation was how the chimpanzees were making tools. This is the most important because for our species, we use the phrase, “man the toolmaker”. When Leakey heard of Goodall’s new findings he wrote to her, “Now we must redefine ‘tool,’ redefine ‘man,’ or accept chimpanzees as humans” (Quammen). What’s even more exciting about these findings was that Jane found them all, just within her first four