Jane Goodall

Who would have ever known that Jane Goodall, an ordinary girl born in London, England would grow up to be one of the world’s most talented primatologists. It seemed as if Jane was destined to be a primatologist after much of her adore with the stories of Tarzan. It can only be so much of a coincidence that Jane Goodall and the Jane from Tarzan are so much alike when it comes to their love of animals, like primates. Because of her passion for animals, Goodall was driven to live a life in Africa where she could do what she loved most, researching and learning all about animals. From her optimism and connection she shared with the chimpanzees, Jane Goodall became the first person to have broken the barrier of what made humans different from animals after the discoveries she made during her time of research.

Through to her optimism, Jane delved deeper into the primates’ daily lives and discovered that their way of living held many similarities to humans. Jane would try to understand what and why the chimpanzees did what they did, and as she was observing she saw that the primates were able to use tools.“Where many researchers saw “primitive” apes living a simple existence, Goodall found highly intelligent, emotional creatures living in complex social groups” (PBS) Most researches saw that the chimpanzees’ behaviors as the typical animal-like behavior, as for Jane she saw it as an opportunity to look further in their lifestyle and discovered that researchers have been ignoring the obvious. By researching closely with the chimpanzees she was able to see that their behavior resembled everyday human actions, such as using tools. “Tool making was previously thought to be an exclusively human trait, used, until her discovery, to distinguish humans from animals. She also noted that chimpanzees throw stones as weapons, use touch and embraces to comfort one another, and develop long-term familial bonds” (Gale Biography). Most researchers believed that the use of tools was a