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My Life with the Chimpanzees

My Life with the Chimpanzees

Inspired by a stuffed toy, Jane Goodall became the first woman to study chips in the wild and in the process made history.

As a child, Jane Goodall was given a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee, and she has said her fondness for this figure started her early love of animals. While others thought Jane would be terrified by the toy, she adored it and it inspired a life-long love of animals in her.

Jane dreamed of a life spent working with animals, and when she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. During her expeditions she braved many dangers and she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzeesâ‚¬"intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear a surprising resemblance to our own. Through her work at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania and her own Roots and Shoots program she has become a tireless advocate for animals and the planet.

As for that stuffed toy, Jubilee still sits on Goodallâ‚¬s dresser in London.
Country USA
Brand Aladdin
Manufacturer Aladdin
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780671562717
ReleaseDate 1996-04-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780671562717

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