Who Was Jane Goodall? | Learn about this amazing woman and her world-changing discoveries

Who Was Jane Goodall? | Learn about this amazing woman and her world-changing discoveries with tags who was jane goodall, jane goodall, chimpanzees, jane goodall and chimps, jane goodall discovery about primates, jane goodall institute, social studies, history, learn bright, history for kids

Can you guess which famous primatologist carried around a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee when they were a child? If you guessed Dr. Jane Goodall, you are correct! Today, in this educational video for kids, we are going to learn more about her fascinating life!

Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall was born on April 3, 1934 in London, England. She was the oldest daughter of Mortimer, a businessman and racecar driver, and Margaret, a writer. From an early age Jane was fascinated by wildlife, reading books like Tarzan of the Apes and The Jungle Book. Her dream as a child was to travel to the African continent, learn more about animals, and write books about them.  

Determined to achieve her dream, Jane worked as a secretary and a waitress to save up enough money to travel. At the age of 23, Jane finally set off for the African continent. While visiting a friend in Kenya, Jane met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous scientist who studied the origins of humankind. Even though Jane did not have a degree, Louis was impressed by her passion and patience for animals, and believed that she could make discoveries and observations about chimpanzees that trained scientists might miss.

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