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Tripper11

(4,426 posts) Wed Oct 1, 2025, 01:08 PM Oct 1

Jane Goodall, legendary chimp expert, dead at 91 [View all]

Source: Nexstar(sorry)

(NEXSTAR) – Groundbreaking chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall has died, the institute bearing her name said Wednesday.

“The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States,” the organization posted on Instagram.

She was 91 years old.

“Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world,” the post continued.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPRn2HTCFYt/?hl=en

Read more: https://phl17.com/nmw/jane-goodall-legendary-chimp-expert-dead-at-91/

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Jane Goodall, legendary chimp expert, dead at 91 [View all] Tripper11 Oct 1 OP

She had upcoming talks scheduled Nittersing Oct 1 #1

An unselfish life well-lived. RIP Ms. Goodall. Nature will miss your devotion. nt in2herbs Oct 1 #2

I had a crush on her since I was a little boy Ponietz Oct 1 #3

Me too. I loved reading about her and the chimps. erronis Oct 1 #5

As did I. Harker Oct 1 #29

Here is something brief: markodochartaigh Oct 1 #30

Thank you! Harker Oct 1 #32

One of my heros. FalloutShelter Oct 1 #4

A good and caring person. A significant person in the preservation of primate wildlife. Fla Dem Oct 1 #6

I was dearly hoping she'd make it to 100.... democratsruletheday Oct 1 #7

May the four winds blow her safely home... EarthFirst Oct 1 #8

We are all better for her existence Easterncedar Oct 1 #9

There's a Reuters article if you want a Nexstar replacement muriel_volestrangler Oct 1 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author nitpicked Oct 1 #23

RIP. area51 Oct 1 #11

She spoke and I listened, always, with great pleasure. twodogsbarking Oct 1 #12

Goodness. Another of the "good ones" has left us. hamsterjill Oct 1 #13

Confession: They showed us one of her docs in grade school GreatGazoo Oct 1 #14

RIP scientist, conservationist. Jane Goodall🙏 LetMyPeopleVote Oct 1 #15

Oh no! She was a gem, and she had a wonderful sense of humor... QueerDuck Oct 1 #16

Aw. She was just fabulous in so many ways. nt leftyladyfrommo Oct 1 #17

Truly the best of us angrychair Oct 1 #18

No, no, no... I was just watching her on Instagram last night. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 1 #19

I got interested in anthropology thanks to her. GreenWave Oct 1 #20

She taught us about ourselves Jilly_in_VA Oct 1 #21

R.I.P. Marthe48 Oct 1 #22

Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins nitpicked Oct 1 #24

A lovely person, and a life well lived. Mad_Dem_X Oct 1 #25

If there's a heaven, Jane is there. sinkingfeeling Oct 1 #26

Rest well, lovely woman UpInArms Oct 1 #27

Ohhh...🙁 RIP Jane Goodall. Intelligence *and* Empathy - a powerful combination. electric_blue68 Oct 1 #28

An angel on Earth 💗 🙏 Raine Oct 1 #31

Incredible human samplegirl Oct 1 #33

Was Timothy Treadwell different? Frasier Balzov Oct 1 #34

Her research on chimpanzees was quite eye opening Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 1 #35

The 1965 National Geographic documentary valleyrogue Oct 1 #36