OR Briton Scientist Jane Gudol, pioneer in studying chimpanzee And a tireless fighter to protect nature, passed away at the age of 91, ABC News reported. Her death was announced on Wednesday night (01.10.2025) by the Jane Goodall Institute, which clarified that she was in California as part of a lecture tour in the US.
In July 1960, at the age of just 26, British scientist Jane Goodol arrived in Tanzania to launch research that would change modern science. In the field, he has shown that chimpanzees are not limited to human -like: they share complex social behaviors with us, they can communicate, develop separate personalities but also to build and use tools.
These discoveries, which revolted the understanding of the capitals, were a focal point in the evolution of modern ethnology. “What surprised me is how much they look like us,” she said in an interview with ABC News in 2020. “Their behavior, their gestures, hugs, the way they hold hands or comfort each other … but also their ability to violence and cruelty, as well as for love and altruism.”
A global voice
In addition to her scientific work, Jane Gudol has emerged as an iconic activist to defend the animals and protect ecosystems. As a messenger of the United Nations peace, she inspired generations around the world through her books, her speeches and her action on the environment.
Her scientific and humanitarian legacy leaves an indelible imprint: a woman who managed to bring man closer to his most relative “relative” to the animal kingdom, while at the same time warning an urgent need to protect our planet.