Goode completely broke the stereotype of chimpanzees, but in fact, when she first went to Africa to meet ancient anthropologist Li Ji, she didn't know much about primates, and the study of chimpanzees also changed her life track.
Racer and writer? Department of Nature? Daughter Jenny? Goode was born in London, England. Her father is a racing driver and her mother is a writer. Goodall grew up in a wealthy family. She thinks she became attached to chimpanzees when she was 1 year old. At that time, the first captive chimpanzee was born in London Zoo, and her father bought her a stuffed chimpanzee toy.
Gude's father's racing career was very smooth. Where his father played, their home was there. But no matter where you live, as long as there is a garden in the house, there are animals and plants in the garden, which is enough for young Goode. Dogs, turtles, chickens and fish are all her pets. Once, in order to observe the chicken laying eggs, she stayed in the henhouse for so long that her family thought she was missing.
Jenny when she was young? Goodall
1940, Gude 16 years old. Her father joined the army and was sent to France. She and her sister moved to her grandmother's house in Bournemouth with her mother, where more pets were kept. Caterpillars, lizards, guinea pigs, hamsters, canaries and even snails all have their own names and are taken good care of by her.
Goode doesn't like school life. What she yearned for was the story described in Mount Tai. She longed to go to Africa one day and communicate with more animals, which also laid the foundation for her later choice.
After graduating from college, Gude's dream didn't come true immediately, but a few years later, she suddenly received a letter from her classmates inviting her to a farm in Kenya for a few months. In this way, Goode not only saved money, but also went to Africa as he wished, and met Louis, a paleoanthropologist who was then the curator of the Natural History Museum in Nairobi, Kenya. Minority.
Louis? Ricky and Mary. niche
What about Louis? Ricky and his wife Mary. Li Ji has been in Kenya for nearly 20 years. Li Ji firmly believes what Darwin said? Homology of apes? But there is no relevant evidence yet. Ricky took a fancy to Goodall's passion for nature, not only invited her to be his secretary, but also thought she was an ideal candidate for chimpanzee research. Although Goodall didn't know much about chimpanzees at that time, it was exactly what I hoped. He rejected many researchers who had received systematic academic training, but waited for an enthusiastic and curious person to discover the similarities and differences between chimpanzees and humans, which would also be my concern? Human origin? This question is very instructive.
Goodall's performance as a secretary made Ricky very satisfied. Before going to Tanzania to look for fossils, Li Ji decided to make Gude a chimpanzee researcher. /kloc-in the summer of 0/960, after receiving basic training in primate anatomy and behavior, Goode entered Gombe Creek Wildlife Reserve in Tanzania and began to observe chimpanzees. However, the wilderness, the unknown and the unfamiliar become the first problems to be solved.
Face blindness has become the person who knows chimpanzees best. Facial agnosia was discovered and confirmed by Goode when she was 60 years old. What is her face blindness? Developmental face blindness? In other words, she was born with difficulty in recognizing and remembering faces, but fortunately this did not affect her observation of chimpanzees.
Jenny? Goode and her son
At first, the observation was not ideal. Chimpanzees run away when they see Goode, and chimpanzees are also a threat to Goode. You know, the aggression of adult chimpanzees should not be underestimated. Goode and chimpanzees can only get close to each other if they are calm enough to make them think there is no danger.
The first chimpanzee to accept Goodall was David? David Gray Beard, this is the first time in scientific research that chimpanzees are named instead of numbered. However, being accepted by David is a bittersweet thing, because it is because of David's proximity to Goodall that other chimpanzees become timid or increasingly hostile. There seems to be no other way but to keep calm. Breaking the ice is long, but the harvest comes with it.
One day, David the chimpanzee successfully removed termites from their nests with a grass. Fishing? In order to eat it, the next day, the grass turned into better branches, and David soaked the branches in termites. This behavior is described as. Open up? Because this is the first time people have found that animals other than people make or use tools.
When I learned this, I said, We must redefine humans and chimpanzees. ? And this is just the beginning. One day a few weeks later, David made a new move. He held the meat in one hand and climbed up with his legs in the other. Finally, he feasted on the tree, and under the tree was his prey. Later, Goodall witnessed the whole process of hunting. Several chimpanzees cooperated to capture and share a colobus monkey.
Another great discovery of Goodall is the territorial consciousness of chimpanzees. Male chimpanzees not only patrol the border, but also threaten and warn other members of the group when there are outsiders. Sometimes, there will be fierce conflicts.
With these first-hand materials, Li Ji encouraged and recommended Goodall to go back to Britain to study for a doctorate. What was her research topic during her PhD at Cambridge University? Human-animal behavior research? . 1965, Dr. Goode graduated at the age of 3 1 year, and she got more financial support to continue her chimpanzee research. Articles such as My Life among Chimpanzees, My Friend: Wild Chimpanzees, and the documentary Miss Goode and Wild Chimpanzees have made her work in Africa known and given people a new understanding of chimpanzees, such as their social behavior, body language, social organization and living habits.
1986, 52-year-old Goodall ended his life with chimpanzees in Gombe Creek Reserve. From 1960, she entered the chimpanzee group. For 26 years, she has been with chimpanzees. She collected all her research in the book Chimpanzees in Gombe: Behavior Patterns.
According to statistics, in the 1 century, the number of wild chimpanzees has been reduced from 1 10,000 to 200,000, and it is still decreasing further. Chimpanzees have become endangered animals. Therefore, since the 1990s, Goode's work has shifted to environmental resources and wildlife protection. She strives for better living conditions for captive chimpanzees all over the world, and advocates banning the use of primates, including chimpanzees, for some research. Aren't we the only creatures with personalities, thoughts and feelings on earth? Chimpanzees are both animals and distant relatives of endangered humans.
Jenny? Pictures of Goodall and Prince Harry.
Interestingly, although Goode has studied chimpanzees all her life, she said that her favorite animal is dogs, or that she likes nature as much as she did when she was a child.