G : Jane Goodall went to Africa when she was 26
years old. She went there to research chimpanzees.
At that time, no other women scientists worked
there alone.
At first, Jane studied the chimps from far
away. The chimps were afraid of her. They ran
away if she came close to them. After some time,
the chimps saw that she was not going to hurt
them. They let her walk near them.
Soon, she was living among them. She wanted
to learn more and more about them. Jane did a
lot of research on chimps. She discovered many
new things about them. She learned that each
chimp has its own personality. She saw that they
have feelings.
Jane discovered that chimps have very close
families. Mothers and fathers take good care
of baby chimps. An adult female chimp will
sometimes adopt an orphan.
In 1977, Jane started an institute to help
protect animals. She wanted to help animals all
around the world. Today, this institute runs
programs in over 70 countries.