Jane Goodall “Small chimps and small children so often behave in the same way in the same context that it seems illogical to suppose that those behaviors are not triggered by similar feelings,” explained Jane (Kowalski). Jane Goodall was born on April 3, 1934 in London, UK and is an ethologist, or studies animal behaviors under its natural conditions. The British ethologist is still living today at the age of 81 (Jane Goodall). Goodall is a prominent scientist within the biological community. When Jane first began her 50 years of research in Gombe, she had no scientific credentials, not even an undergrad degree. She is a high school graduate from England (Quammen). Goodall’s family did not have the money to send her to a university, so her mother recommended her to take classes in
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Thanks to her mother’s recommendation, Goodall became Louis Leakey’s personal secretary at Nairobi Museum. Leakey is an anthropologist, which is defined as a person who studies human nature, society, and culture. Louis sent Jane to work on the Gombe Project in Africa because he believed the task needed an individual who knew little about scientific theories, so they could notice new behaviors (Kowalski). After Goodall spent some time on the Gombe Project, Leakey inspired her to get into a Ph.D. program in ethology at Cambridge University. At first Jane had little interest, but Louis persisted, so she followed through and received her Ph.D. in ethology on February 9, 1966. Goodall also had numerous inspirations. One of her biggest inspirations was her dog, Rusty. Rusty had taught Goodall that animals also have personalities (Quammen). When Jane was only four years old, she spent hours in the hen house trying to
Thanks to her mother’s recommendation, Goodall became Louis Leakey’s personal secretary at Nairobi Museum. Leakey is an anthropologist, which is defined as a person who studies human nature, society, and culture. Louis sent Jane to work on the Gombe Project in Africa because he believed the task needed an individual who knew little about scientific theories, so they could notice new behaviors (Kowalski). After Goodall spent some time on the Gombe Project, Leakey inspired her to get into a Ph.D. program in ethology at Cambridge University. At first Jane had little interest, but Louis persisted, so she followed through and received her Ph.D. in ethology on February 9, 1966. Goodall also had numerous inspirations. One of her biggest inspirations was her dog, Rusty. Rusty had taught Goodall that animals also have personalities (Quammen). When Jane was only four years old, she spent hours in the hen house trying to