Jane Goodall, legendary chimp expert, dead at 91

[Tripper11]

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/

[Nittersing]

1. She had upcoming talks scheduled

Must have been a surprise.

[in2herbs]

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

[Ponietz]

3. I had a crush on her since I was a little boy

RIP
🏜️

[erronis]

5. Me too. I loved reading about her and the chimps.

And she was an attractive scientist...

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c9qyw2ewl2nt

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[Harker]

29. As did I.

I attended a presentation she gave in the 1980s, and was awestruck.

Her chimpanzee vocalizations filled the auditorium.

[markodochartaigh]

30. Here is something brief:

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[Harker]

32. Thank you!

Her patience and dedication have always been an inspiration.

[FalloutShelter]

4. One of my heros.

Pass gently, Jane. The earth and all its creatures will miss you.

[Fla Dem]

6. A good and caring person. A significant person in the preservation of primate wildlife.

[democratsruletheday]

7. I was dearly hoping she'd make it to 100....

what a treasure she was. God bless her.

[EarthFirst]

8. May the four winds blow her safely home...

Rest easy dear friend…

[Easterncedar]

9. We are all better for her existence

She made a vast and positive contribution to the living world. We should all try to be worthy of her.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. There's a Reuters article if you want a Nexstar replacement

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wildlife-advocate-primate-expert-jane-goodall-dies-91-2025-10-01/

And because I love both Jane Goodall and the Far Side (and she loved this too):

[area51]

11. RIP.

[twodogsbarking]

12. She spoke and I listened, always, with great pleasure.

A privilege to have lived at the same time.

[hamsterjill]

13. Goodness. Another of the "good ones" has left us.

I was a huge fan. She always simply made sense in what she was saying. Brilliant, eloquent and composed always. Her approach was unrelenting yet undeniably on point.

The world has lost another good one.

[GreatGazoo]

14. Confession: They showed us one of her docs in grade school

and we spent the next week calling each other "chim-puhn-ZEEEEES" and "Buh-BOOOONS"

Also repeating a line from the narration: "Ian (her son) had no idea he was any different from the buh-BOONS!"

RIP Dr. Goodall.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. RIP scientist, conservationist. Jane Goodall🙏

Link to tweet

[QueerDuck]

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

I was very surprised and pleased to know that Jane Goodall took it in stride and seemed genuinely flattered and amused when Nymphia Wind impersonated her in the Snatch Game competition.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6EsvxEO9VX/?hl=en

[leftyladyfrommo]

17. Aw. She was just fabulous in so many ways. nt

[angrychair]

18. Truly the best of us

I have heard her name and seen her works for my entire life.
She lived her life How we all should: an open heart and an open mind.

I am thankful just for living in the same timeline as this amazing human being.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

19. No, no, no... I was just watching her on Instagram last night.

One of the greats.

[GreenWave]

20. I got interested in anthropology thanks to her.

Alas dear lady.

[Jilly_in_VA]

21. She taught us about ourselves

by teaching us about our nearer relatives. RIP, Jane. We shall not look upon her like again. Such a gentle and compassionate soul.

[Marthe48]

22. R.I.P.

She was an inspiration and won't be forgotten.

[nitpicked]

24. Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj1pz8q63go

(snip)
In the many years that Jane Goodall observed and studied chimpanzees, she revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins.

Key to her groundbreaking discoveries were her curiosity and ability - quietly - to observe.

It was during her time in the rainforest reserve at Gombe, in Tanzania, when she stopped to spend time watching a male chimpanzee who was foraging.

The chimp took a twig, bent and stripped it of its leaves, then he poked it into a termite's nest. He then used that stripped, bent twig to spoon the termites into his mouth.
(snip)

[Mad_Dem_X]

25. A lovely person, and a life well lived.

Rest easy, Dr. Goodall.

[sinkingfeeling]

26. If there's a heaven, Jane is there.

[UpInArms]

27. Rest well, lovely woman

[electric_blue68]

28. Ohhh...🙁 RIP Jane Goodall. Intelligence *and* Empathy - a powerful combination.

Decades back I was at a special event in the UN General Assembly where she was one of the guest speakers.

Before she said a word - she gave out some kind of chimp cry loud through the mic.
I swear for a micro second a jungle image flashed in front of my eyes!

[Raine]

31. An angel on Earth 💗 🙏

and now one of the brightest stars in Heaven.

R-I-P Jane

[samplegirl]

33. Incredible human

who lived beyond.RIP

[Frasier Balzov]

34. Was Timothy Treadwell different?

Was the distinguishing difference between Jane Goodall and Timothy Treadwell something about the more dangerous nature of grizzly bears?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. Her research on chimpanzees was quite eye opening

Their behavior resembles ours both in good ways and bad ways. The Gombe chimpanzee wars was one example of the latter.

[valleyrogue]

36. The 1965 National Geographic documentary

helped make her world famous or more famous. I saw it when it first aired, when I was ten years old. Orson Welles narrated: