Primatologist Famous Jane Goodall Dies at 91

Primatologist and Environmental Activist Jane Goodall Died Today, October 1, 2025, at the age of 91. The Jane Goodall Institutesfounded by its namesake, released a staff on social media announcing that Goodall Had “Passed Away Due to Natural Causes. She was in california as part of her speaking tour in the United States.“

Known Primarily for Studying Chimpanzees, Goodall’s Research Begin wen she traveled to tanzania at the age of 26; She would go on to change the way Humans Study All Animals. “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 Institute’s StatEment Continues.

See the Jane Goodall Institute’s Full Statement Below:

Goodall Gray up in London and Bournemouth; She Always Loved Animals and Wanted to Travel to Africa, inspired by reading DOCTOR DOITTLE and Tar at a Young Age. In her early career, she worked with Married Researchers Louis and Mary Leakey to Raise Funds to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, Undertaking Research That Was As Radical at the Time.

It was Only after begining this venture that Goodall Secured the Funding to the University of Cambridge and Earn Her PhD in Ethology, Despite Having No Undergraduate Degree, Writing hersis about time at the gombo reserve. Goodall Achieved Widespread Recognition for Her 1963 National Geographic Article “My Life Among Wild Chimpanzees.

Goodall and Her THEN-HUSBAND, BARON HUGO VAN LAWICK, ESTABLISHED THE GOMBE STEEARCH Center in 1965, while She and genevieve di san Faustino founded the are good institutes in 1977. In addition to her scientific wring, good at Penned Manti Children’s Books and Appeared in More than 40 Films Centered Around Her Work.

Goodgall Began Focusing on Environmental Preservation Effforts AFTER ATTENDING A Conference in 1986, and Wold Continue Traveling the World to Speak Leaders About Climate Into Her 80s. The Jane Goodall Institute Continues to Fund Conservation Projects and Train Young People, Focusing on Advancing Our Undersnding of Primates.

Jane Goodall’s Legacy

Goodall’s Research was SO revolutionary Becauses of its Bases on the Similarities BetWeen Humans and Chimpanzees, Neither she named the ones she studied at gombe and observed their individual emotions and personalities, as well as Shared Behaviors. Goodall Said in the 2017 Documentary ARE:

My Observations at Gombe Wouuld Challenge Human Uniqueness. There are well who tried to discredit my observations IUND I WAS A Young, Untrained Girl and Should TheFore Be Disregarded.

In addition to her influence on the animal science and the continged work carried out by the Jane Institute, A Huge Part of Goodall’s Legacy is Shaping the Future of Women in Stem. Goodall is Credited with Leading the Charge for Other Women to Pursue Becoming Scientists, and the institute reported that the number of Women in stem has gone from 7% to 26% SINCE Goodall Begin Her Career.

The Jane Goodall Institute Celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Goodall Beginning Her First Research Expedition in 2020, When goodall herself was unable to travel duue to lockdown, but continued to speak virtual, offering herness on the cause of the pandemic. Throughout Her Life, are good consistently reminded humanity of Our Relationship with Nature, hoping to the World for the Better.

Release Date

December 28, 2017

Runtime

90 minutes

Directory

Brett Morgen

Wriers

Jane Goodall

Producers

Debra Eisenstadt, Tony Gerber, Bryan Burk, James A. Smith

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  Hugo Van Lawick

  HIMSELF (Archive Footage)

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  Hugo Eric Louis Van Lawick