INFORMATION VINE * The Inspiring Life of The Chimpanzee Lady Jane Goodall *.

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Throughout her life and career, Jane Goodall observed and recorded the habits and lives of wild chimpanzees while living in Gombe National Park and she is the world's foremost expert in chimpanzees and spent forty-five years studying them. With years of patient observation and thorough research, Jane became familiar with several chimpanzees and learned about their individual personalities and characteristics. She also studied the chimpanzees' social hierarchies and family dynamics. Jane Goodall's work greatly assisted the scientific community, wildlife conservationists, and environmental activists.

Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall Was Born On April 3, 1934

Jane Goodall was born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall in London, England, to Mortimer and Vanne. She also had one sister that was four years older than her, Judith. Her father, Mortimer, was a telephone engineer who later became a race car driver for Aston-Martin, and her mother, Vanne, was a secretary who later became an author. 



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A nanny looked after Jane for the majority of her childhood, and her family moved several times, but she had a happy childhood. She loved animals from an early age and enjoyed exploring gardens and watching any animal she found, from butterflies to slugs.

Jane Goodall Was First Introduced To Chimpanzees When She Was A Baby

Jane loved animals from a very young age and was first introduced to chimpanzees when she was just one year old, and her father gave her a toy chimpanzee. The toy he gave her was in honor of a baby chimpanzee born at the London Zoo. 



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Jane loved the chimpanzee that she named Jubilee and carried the stuffed toy with her everywhere that she went. The toy inspired her love of animals and her dream to one day live in Africa and write about the animals that stay with her. Her mother always encouraged her dream. Jane still has Jubilee today.

Jane Observed Animals For Hours From A Young Age

From a very early age, Jane loved to observe any animal she came across and would just sit for hours watching them. As a little girl, she once sat in her family's chicken coop for five hours to watch a hen lay an egg. 



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After coming out of the chicken coop, she realized that her family had been frantically searching for her and even called the police to report her missing. "I was oblivious of the fact that no one had known where I was, and the whole household had been searching for me." ---- Jane Goodall.

Jane Had A Crush On Tarzan

Jane loved books about animals and Africa when she was little, especially the Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burrough and the book The Story of Dr. Dolittle. She stated that she didn't like who Tarzan was romantically interested in and thought that she would be a better romantic match for the tree-swinging hero. 



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She stated she fell in love with Tarzan, but he married the wrong Jane. The books also inspired her dream to go to Africa and watch wild animals.

Jane Spent Her Late Teenage Years And Early Twenties Saving Cash To Go To Africa

Jane received a letter from a friend in 1956, inviting her to visit their family farm in Kenya, Africa. So she decided to quit her job in London and returned home to get a job as a waitress and save money. In order to save enough for her boat fare, she worked several jobs because this was her dream, and she was going to make it happen. 



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She had not gone to college yet because she couldn't afford the tuition. Before going to Africa, she worked as a secretary for Oxford University and a London filmmaking company.

Jane's First Trip To Africa Was When She Was 23

Jane made her first trip to Africa when she was twenty-three, and it had been her dream since a little girl. She went to visit a friend at their family farm but fell in love with the area and decided she wanted to stay. 



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So she traveled to Kenya by boat, and what she thought would be a three-year stay turned into more than two decades. She met a famous anthropologist who ended up hiring her to be his secretary, and that's where her dream really started.

Jane Met Louis Leakey While On Her Trip To Kenya In 1956

Jane met Dr. Louis Leakey on her first trip to Africa in 1956, and he soon realized that she would be the best person to study chimps in the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania. Jane was the first female he hired to observe and study the chimps, and then later, he hired Diane Fossey and Birute Galdikas. 



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Jane had no formal training, but after describing her love for animals and Africa, Dr. Leakey knew she was the woman for the job. Her first steps into Gombe Stream National Park in 1960 were extraordinary, and she started on day one just observing and being patient, hoping the chimps would accept her.

When She Traveled To Tanzania In 1960, She Had To Bring A Travel Partner

When Jane went to Tanzania to start her research, she was not allowed to travel there alone because it was deemed inappropriate, and the authorities mandated she had an escort. Jane took her mother with her to Tanzania, and after stopping for supplies and finding a cook, they set up camp at the Gombe Stream Reserve. 



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Jane's mother was with her for the first few months, and the two were alone in the untamed African bush. However, they eventually befriended fishermen and tribes of people who lived in the surrounding area.

Jane's Research Began In July 1960

Jane began her research in 1960, with her mother by her side for the first few months. They set up camp, and Jane would take her notebook and binoculars and quietly observe the chimpanzees for hours. She always took careful notes and was amazed at how they were able to think out solutions to problems. 



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In November, her mother returned to England, but Jane stayed there for more than two decades. Her research was extremely helpful and showed that chimpanzees are actually very similar to humans.

David Greybeard, The Chimp, Was The First To Accept Jane

After months of just observing, Jane was finally accepted by one chimp, that she named David Greybeard. David came to her camp to look around, and his acceptance opened the door for other chimps to accept her as well.



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The other chimps became less timid, and David started bringing others to Jane's camp. Unfortunately, some of the chimps became hostile towards Jane initially, and there were three occasions where Jane had to remain calm in order to stay safe.

David Greybeard Was Jane's Favorite Chimpanzee

Jane's favorite chimpanzee was and is still David Greybeard, the very first chimp to accept her. He was easily recognizable by his silver facial hair and was a good friend to companion Goliath. He would often comfort Goliath by placing a hand on his head; he was tolerant and kind and stayed calm and gentle even while others grew aggressive. 



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David taught Jane about primate behavior and also helped her by bringing other chimps to her camp. Unfortunately, David died in 1968, during the pneumonia epidemic, but he was named one of Time Magazine's fifteen most influential animals that ever lived.

Flo, The Chimpanzee

Flo first arrived in Jane's camp in 1962, and she was the dominant matriarch who was always accompanied by her daughter Fifi and son Figan. Flo had an older son named Faben and eventually had two more babies named Flint and Flame. 



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She was a strong and easygoing mother, always feeding them promptly and tenderly grooming them. She appeared frail but was tough as nails and easily recognizable by the notch in her right ear. Sadly, Flo and her son Flint died in 1971 while crossing a stream.

Figan, The Chimpanzee

Figan was Flo's son and became the alpha male and eventually became a strong and strategic leader. At first, he showed weakness as a leader and would rush to others for reassurance, but he used his ability to manipulate and deliberately fool others to his advantage. 



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Jane stated that she observed Figan several times leading the others away from a food source but then would return on his own and claim the food for himself. His control over other males in the group sometimes faltered, but he always managed to regain authority.

Fifi, The Chimpanzee

Fifi was Flo's only daughter and eventually became a dominant matriarch. Over the years, she gave birth to nine babies named Freud, Frodo, Fanni, Flirt, Flirt, Flossi, Faustino, Ferdinand, and Furaha. She was only two years old when Jane first arrived at Gombe, and she was curious and vivacious. 



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As she grew older, she did not have many friends other than her mother. Sadly, in 2004, Fifi disappeared and was later presumed dead; she was the last surviving chimpanzee from Jane's early days.

Freud, The Chimpanzee

Freud was Fifi's oldest son who became an alpha male when he was twenty-two. He was relatively peaceful as the alpha male and was a kind and gentle role model. When he was old, he lived out the rest of his years with his family but maintained somewhat of a distance from the rest of the community. 



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Before his death, he was the oldest male at Gombe and died at the age of forty-three in 2014, and he was one of the first chimpanzees to have had his entire life recorded by researchers.

Frodo, The Chimpanzee

Frodo was another one of Flo's sons and the brother to Freud, except he was a violent and unpopular bully. He was the largest and heaviest chimp at Gombe and could overthrow his brother using sheer force. He became famous after he attacked Gary Larson during his trip to Gombe. 



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"Very often, if two were playing, if they Frodo come along, they stopped playing. Because they knew as soon as he joined in, he'd hurt one of them." ---- Jane Goodall. Frodo died in 2013 after becoming sick.

Goblin, The Chimpanzee

Goblin was Melissa's son and was known for his persistence and stubborn nature. Jane was present for his birth and said when he was first born; his face appeared almost to twist like a hobgoblin, which led to his name. 



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Goblin would often wake up early to push other chimpanzees out of their nests while he was the alpha male from 1982 until 1990. He was the father of at least two of Fifi's children, and he died in 2004, the same year that Fifi disappeared.

Gremlin, The Chimpanzee

Gremlin was born in 1970 to Melissa, was the most successful mother at Gombe, and was another one of Jane's favorites that she loved. She had five children, with the most famous being her twins Golden and Glitter. 



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She always showed an affinity for mothering and demonstrated maternal instincts from a young age while helping to take care of her brother. She is a warm, sweet, and kind-hearted chimp that even showed interest in 'adopting' her grandchildren Godot and Gossamer; sadly, neither one of the infants survived.

Golden And Glitter, The Chimpanzees

Twins are very rare with chimpanzees. Golden and Glitter are twin girls that were born in 1998 and are one out of only three sets to be born in Gombe. Most of the time, twins don't survive past infancy because of attacks from other chimps or insufficient care from the mother, among other things. 



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When Golden and Glitter were born, Gaia helped Gremlin care for the twins. Golden is social, brave, and likes to explore, as where Glitter is more careful, shy, and inventive. They separated from their mother when they were six years old and have stuck together, relying on one another for comfort and care.

Sparrow, The Chimpanzee

Sparrow is a female and is the oldest chimp at Gombe at sixty-three years old. She has successfully raised several offspring, is strong, and still has one son, Sinbad, that travels with her. 



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She is somewhat of a loner and keeps to herself, and she immigrated to the study community in 1971. She is the undisputed matriarch of the 'S Family.' She's getting old, but you can still see her spirit in her wise and honest eyes.

One Of Jane's First Realizations Was That Chimps Experience Emotions

Jane realized very quickly that chimps are capable of feeling a wide range of emotions, including happiness, empathy, and joy. They look out for each other, help when needed, and they have also been known to come to the aid of humans who have been threatened. 



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Chimpanzees respect their elders, and the elders pass down their knowledge. Chimps are sociable, and when one is feeling stressed or upset, others will often groom or hug them. One of the deepest bonds for a chimpanzee is its bond with its mother, just like for humans.

She Received A Sponsorship From National Geographic

When Jane went back to Africa, after her first term at Cambridge, a photographer from the National Geographic magazine went to observe her and the chimps. The man that went was Baron Hugo van Lawick, and he followed her through the jungle and took pictures as she worked. 



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Hugo went to Africa in 1962, and his film and photos were first broadcast on American television in 1965. Jane and Hugo ended up falling in love and getting married in 1964, so the assignment lasted longer than anticipated.

Jane Learned That Chimpanzees Eat Meat

While researching the chimpanzees, Jane discovered that they are not vegetarians, as was previously thought. She watched them eat termites and hunt smaller primates and sometimes hunt larger mammals in groups. 



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One day, she noticed David climbing a tree and eating a piglet, and she witnessed a hunt where a group of chimps caught and killed a monkey. She also learned that chimps communicate through over twenty different sounds.

Jane Learned That Chimpanzees Make And Use Tools

When chimpanzees are faced with problems, they use their highly evolved problem-solving skills to come up with solutions. Jane discovered that chimps could make and use tools when she observed David stripping the leaves off of a twig then sticking it into a hole in a termite mound. He left it there for a minute and then pulled it out and ate the termites that were on the twig. 



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He used the twig as a tool to get the termites, which showed his ability to modify an object for a specific purpose. They have been able to adapt to the degradation of their habitats by carrying out raids on crops at night and crossing roads only during safe periods.

She Was Only The Second Researcher To Attempt To Study Chimps In The Wild

Before Jane's expedition, there had only ever been one attempt to study wild chimpanzees. The first scientist that studied the chimps had a trail of twenty-two porters. Jane has written fifteen books, published eleven children's books, and participated in twenty films by National Geographic, Animal Planet, and the BBC. 



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Jane did her work only accompanied by her mother and one assistant and pioneered the study of chimpanzees in the wild. She was able to attract the chimps closer at first with bananas so that she could observe them.

Jane Graduated With A Ph.D. In Ethology

Dr. Leakey was able to convince Cambridge University to let Jane into a special program to receive her college degree. She graduated in 1966 and became Dr. Jane Goodall with a Ph.D. in Ethology. Jane was one of the first Ph.D. students to be accepted into the university without a college degree.



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Her thesis was titled "Behaviour of the Free-Ranging Chimpanzee." Since graduating, she's earned more diplomas than could be listed and honorary degrees from almost forty universities in fifteen different countries.

Some Scientists Disapproved That Jane Named The Chimpanzees Rather Than Assigning Them Numbers

Goodall's work did experience controversy when some scientists disapproved that she gave names to the chimpanzees instead of assigning numbers. They also criticized her for using feeding stations to attract the chimps because they said she was disrupting natural feeding patterns and encouraging aggression in the chimps. 



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Nevertheless, Jane cared for the chimpanzees and saw them as more than just numbers in a book; they were living creatures with feelings. It was because of her close relationship with the chimps that she was able to be so close and observe so many interesting and beneficial facts.

Jane Published Her First Book, My Life Among Wild Chimpanzees In 1963

Jane's first published book about her research was titled My Life with the Chimpanzees. The book covers her ventures in Africa, observing the wild chimpanzees. 



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During her expeditions, she got to know a group of chimps and braved many dangers, all while learning that they are intelligent animals whose lives bear a surprising resemblance to our own. She writes about her everyday experiences with the animals, and she became a tireless advocate for animals and the planet.

Jane Married Baron Hugo In 1964 But Divorced In 1974

Jane and Baron Hugo married in 1964 while working together in Africa with the chimpanzees. Hugo had been there photographing and filming Jane and the chimpanzees, and eventually, as Jane's work grew, they had to hire more assistants. 



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The couple lived in Tanzania together for several years, and they published a book together in 1972 titled Grub: The Bush Baby. The book was about their only son named Hugo but nicknamed Grub. Jane and Hugo divorced in 1974 but remained friends.

In 1964, Night Rebels Kidnapped Four Of Jane's Students

One night in 1964, a group of rebels from Congo came over the lake and kidnapped four of Jane's students and took them away to an unknown location. Jane and her group didn't know where they were taken or who had taken them. The students were all eventually released alive, but it changed things around there.



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"In 1975, when my students were kidnapped by rebels, I was accused of hiding instead of trying to save them and not giving enough money for their ransom. I wasn't believed. After the whole thing, Gombe was no longer the oasis of peace in an increasingly turbulent world. Even after all the students were released, it took a long time before I could hear the sound of a boat engine at night without a recurrence of the terrible fear." ----- Jane Goodall.

Chimpanzees Got Sick With Polio In 1966

In 1966, as Polio swept through Gombe, both the chimps and human populations took a hard hit. At that time, Jane was pregnant with her son, and she didn't realize that it was Polio and that the chimpanzees could get it. 



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Sadly, the chimps could get it, and one day, Jane saw one of the chimps coming in, dragging both paralyzed legs and was unable to move. Others also became sick, and that's when they realized they were facing a Polio epidemic. Jane was able to stop the epidemic among the chimps by hiding an oral polio vaccine in bananas.

In 1967, Jane's Son Hugo Was Born

Jane's son was born in 1967, and his name was Hugo; however, he was nicknamed and always referred to as Grub. He was raised with his mom and dad in Gombe with the chimpanzees. Jane started taking him to meet the wild chimpanzees when he was just an infant, but she always had him in a protective cage just to be safe. 



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As an adult, he returned to Tanzania after school and worked in the African country as a boat builder. He is also an animal rights activist, and his children are nature and wildlife conservation enthusiasts as well.

Jane Married Derek Bryceson In 1975

Derek Bryceson was the head of the Tanzanian National Park, and not long after Jane met Derek, they were married. They were married in 1975, but sadly, Derek died from cancer five years later in 1980. Derek always took measures to protect Jane's research project. 



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Jane found comfort with her family, friends, and her time in Gombe, but she never married again. Nevertheless, she managed to stay optimistic, hopeful, and determined, which she wrote about in her book titled Reason for Hope.

The Jane Goodall Institute Of Canada Was Established In 1977

Jane Goodall and a friend started the Jane Goodall Institute Canada in 1977, and she created it to help people understand the importance of preserving the forests and the animals who live in them. 



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Her main goal is to increase Canadian awareness of and compassion for endangered animals, with a focus on chimpanzees. She wants to increase support for habitat and species conservation. Jane's institute supports research and efforts to protect chimpanzees and their habitats.

Jane Wrote Through A Window In Honor Of Her Late Husband Derek

After Jane's husband Derek passed away from cancer, Jane dedicated her book titled Through A Window to his loving memory. The book is a dramatic saga of thirty years in the wild with Chimpanzees, and it is one of the most important scientific works ever published. 



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Even though Jane was devastated by the loss of her husband, she used that to drive herself harder in her dedication to the study and conservation of the chimpanzees.

In 1991, Jane Founded The Roots And Shoots Foundation

Jane founded the Roots and Shoots program after a meeting with a group of sixteen teenagers on her back porch, where they discussed what they could do to help the environment, animals, and the global human community. 



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Roots and Shoots program was founded to educate the youth on the environment, and the program shows them how to follow their passions. The program started with just twelve Tanzanian high school students, and now it can be found in over fifty countries around the world.

Her Book In The Shadow Of Man Became Extremely Popular

Jane's book titled In the Shadow of Man became so popular that the chimps she worked with became internationally and individually known. In fact, when Flo died, the London Times printed an obituary for her. 



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In the book, Jane wrote about her first ten years at Gombe, and the paperback edition contains eighty photographs and an introduction by Stephen Jay. The book became a best-seller all over the world.

Jane Never Had Any Formal Training When She Started Her Research

When Jane went to Africa and started her research, she did not have any formal training, but she saw that as a good thing. She was free of the trappings of orthodoxy and traditional etiology. She also was able to get closer to the chimps because she traveled lightly, therefore not scaring them away. She did eventually get a Ph.D. so that she would be taken seriously.



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"When, in the early 1960s, I brazenly used such words as childhood, adolescence, motivation, excitement, and mood, I was much criticized. Even worse was my crime of suggesting that chimps had personalities. I was ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman animals and was thus guilty of that worst of ethological sins, anthropomorphism." ----- Jane Goodall.

The Way The Chimpanzees Mothered Influenced How She Mothered Her Son

Similar to humans, chimpanzees mature slowly and fully depend on their mothers throughout childhood and adolescence. Jane stated that the presence of many chimpanzee mothers influenced how she raised her son Hugo. 



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The chimps taught her to be supportive and showed her what it meant to be a good mother. Flo was a good mother, and her children were confident adults that still loved their mother. However, Passion's children were neglected, so they became less sure of themselves and didn't have a close relationship with their mom.

She really Lived Among The Many Chimpanzees In Africa

Jane spent hours and hours in the rainforest alone with the wild chimps. She said she felt a close connection with the spirit of nature, and she really lived among the chimps in Africa. 



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She started out working alone, trying to gain the trust of the chimps, and eventually, she was accepted and was the first to ever sit among wild chimps. Her patience is why she was able to achieve what so many others didn't. She was able to become part of the chimpanzees, and they cared for her as much as she cared for them.

By The Mid-1980s, Jane Was A Well-Recognized Expert In Her Field

After only three years in Tanzania, Jane Goodall became a household name and was featured in magazines, books, and documentary films. She took on the role of scientific director of the Gombe Stream Research Center in 1967, and by the mid-1980s, she was a well-recognized expert in her field. 



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Her institute is a global leader in researching and protecting great apes and their habitats through community-centered conservation and development programs.

Jane Goodall Has Many Titles

Jane Goodall was given several titles throughout her career, including being named the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in an Investiture held in Buckingham Palace in 2004. She was named a UN Ambassador for Peace in 2002 by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. 



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Of course, she also went by doctor, humanitarian, mother, and wife. She was also Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall when she was married to Baron Hugo. She was also the recipient of countless awards and honors for her work.

Stevie Nicks Wrote A Song About Jane

Stevie Nicks wrote a song about and for Jane Goodall, and it's simply called "Jane." The song is the last song on the album Street Angel, and Nicks debuted it at the International Tribute to Jane Goodall in 1991. 



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"I got very inspired, very wrapped up in Goodall's commitment to saving the animals. She's my idol, a woman who had profoundly affected my life. Because of her, a lot of people's eyes were opened to the atrocities that go on. I met Jane in Dallas in 1991, and I went back and read all of her books and was just so impressed." -----Stevie Nicks.

Jane Appeared In The Cartoon Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys was a Nickelodeon cartoon about a family of nature documentarians that would travel the world and learn about different kinds of animals. Jane Goodall appeared on the show in episode five, "The Trouble with Darwin, in season four. 



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She helped Eliza save animals from poachers while they were in Africa for the opening of a new chimpanzee sanctuary. Dr. Goodall tells Eliza that she disapproves of domesticated chimps, but Eliza tries to convince her that Darwin wants to stay with the family.

Goodall Returned From The Field In The 1980s But Didn't Slow Down

Jane returned from the field in the 1980s, but her work didn't slow down at all. For three decades, she has been on the road most of the year, giving talks and leading initiatives to improve the lives of chimpanzees and all animals in captivity and in the wild. 



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She spends most of her time now raising awareness of the diminishing chimpanzees because humans are driving them to extinction. She remains highly active in the wildlife conversation work. The National Institutes of Health announced in 2015 that they were retiring the last of their chimpanzee research subjects.

The Jane Goodall Institute Australia Was Founded In 2007

In 2007, Jane founded the Jane Goodall Institute Australia with the goal of inspiring action that connects people with animals and our environment. It accomplishes that goal through two of its programs, Roots and Shoots and Africa. 



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Roots and Shoots reaches the youth of Australia and empower and inspires them to be change-making citizens. The Africa program protects chimpanzees and their natural habitat through community-centered conservation.

She Has Obtained Several Awards

Jane has been awarded several honors and awards throughout her career. She was honored with the Gold Medal of Conservation from the San Diego Zoological Society, the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize in 1984, and the Albert Schweitzer Medal of the Animal Welfare Institute. 



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She was also honored with the National Geographic Society Centennial Award, the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in 2003, the French Legion of Honor in 2006, and the Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2011.

Jane Gives Talks On Animal Welfare

Jane Goodall does not work out in the field anymore, but she does give talks on animal welfare with the help of a cow named cow and a stuffed monkey named Mr. H. She advocates for the chimpanzees and the environment and is a board member for the world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary outside of Africa, Save the Chimps in Florida. 



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She also collaborated with NASA to use satellite imagery to view the effects of deforestation on chimps and local communities in Africa. They offer the villagers information on how to reduce activity and preserve their environment.

In 2013, Jane Was Accused Of Plagiarism In Her Book Seeds Of Hope

Jane was accused of plagiarism in her book titled Seeds of Hope. She wrote the book with Gail Hudson, but it was canceled because of plagiarism; it was found that the book had sections from different websites which were not credited. 



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It was reported that at least twelve sections in the book were taken from other websites. "It is important to me that the proper sources are credited, and I will be working diligently with my team to address all areas of concern. My goal is to ensure that when this book is released, it is not only up to the highest standards, but also that the focus is on the crucial messages it conveys." ----- Jane Goodall.