Jane Goodall

Birthday: 3 April 1934, London, England, UK

Birth Name: Valerie Jane Goodall

Height: 165 cm

Jane Goodall was born on April 3, 1934 in London, England as Valerie Jane Goodall. She was previously married to Derek Bryceson and Hugo Van Lawick.

I think these films, including 'Monkey Kingdom', have been valuable in raising awareness. Some peopl...Show more »

I think these films, including 'Monkey Kingdom', have been valuable in raising awareness. Some people say the commentaries are a little much - the way the narrator puts words in the animals' mouths. To me, it's a perfectly acceptable twist that's really to attract children. We must keep the children involved, and very often their mothers and fathers too. Show less «

I fell in love with Tarzan and I was very jealous of that wretched, wimpy Jane of his.

On 3lst January 1961, during my first year studying the chimpanzees of Gombe in Tanzania, a young ch...Show more »

On 3lst January 1961, during my first year studying the chimpanzees of Gombe in Tanzania, a young chimpanzee named Ham hurtled into space and back in a Mercury capsule, paving the way for US astronauts to make similar journeys. Today, 48 years later, I would like to thank the astronauts, Robert Crippen (Robert L. Crippen) and Scott Carpenter, for honoring these chimpanzees and recognizing the contribution made by Gromek, Dana and Gogi, as well as those who never found sanctuary. [at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida on April 30, 2009] Show less «

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