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Jane Goodall dead: Trailblazing naturalist studied chimpanzees - Los Angeles Times

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Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91. A tireless advocate of preserving chimpanzees’ natural habitat, Goodall died on Wednesday morning in California of natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute announced on its Instagram page. “Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science,” the Jane Goodall Institute said in a statement. A protege of anthropologist Louis S.B. Leakey, Goodall made history in 1960 when she discovered that chimpanzees, humankind’s closest living ancestors, made and used tools, characteristics that scientists had long thought were exclusive to humans. She also found that chimps hunted prey, ate meat, and were capable of a range of emotions and behaviors similar to those of humans, including filial love, grief and violence bordering on warfare. In the course of establishing one of the worl

British ethologist and primatologist Jane Goodall, who paved the way for other women in primatology, has died. (Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images) By Elaine Woo Oct. 1, 2025 11:08 AM PT 15 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text" data-subscriber-content> Jane Goodall, the trailblaz

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