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Tripper11

(4,465 posts) Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:08 PM Oct 2025

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 2025 OP

She had upcoming talks scheduled Nittersing Oct 2025 #1

An unselfish life well-lived. RIP Ms. Goodall. Nature will miss your devotion. nt in2herbs Oct 2025 #2

I had a crush on her since I was a little boy Ponietz Oct 2025 #3

Me too. I loved reading about her and the chimps. erronis Oct 2025 #5

As did I. Harker Oct 2025 #29

Here is something brief: markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #30

Thank you! Harker Oct 2025 #32

One of my heros. FalloutShelter Oct 2025 #4

A good and caring person. A significant person in the preservation of primate wildlife. Fla Dem Oct 2025 #6

I was dearly hoping she'd make it to 100.... democratsruletheday Oct 2025 #7

May the four winds blow her safely home... EarthFirst Oct 2025 #8

We are all better for her existence Easterncedar Oct 2025 #9

There's a Reuters article if you want a Nexstar replacement muriel_volestrangler Oct 2025 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author nitpicked Oct 2025 #23

RIP. area51 Oct 2025 #11

She spoke and I listened, always, with great pleasure. twodogsbarking Oct 2025 #12

Goodness. Another of the "good ones" has left us. hamsterjill Oct 2025 #13

Confession: They showed us one of her docs in grade school GreatGazoo Oct 2025 #14

RIP scientist, conservationist. Jane Goodall🙏 LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #15

Oh no! She was a gem, and she had a wonderful sense of humor... QueerDuck Oct 2025 #16

Aw. She was just fabulous in so many ways. nt leftyladyfrommo Oct 2025 #17

Truly the best of us angrychair Oct 2025 #18

No, no, no... I was just watching her on Instagram last night. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2025 #19

I got interested in anthropology thanks to her. GreenWave Oct 2025 #20

She taught us about ourselves Jilly_in_VA Oct 2025 #21

R.I.P. Marthe48 Oct 2025 #22

Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins nitpicked Oct 2025 #24

A lovely person, and a life well lived. Mad_Dem_X Oct 2025 #25

If there's a heaven, Jane is there. sinkingfeeling Oct 2025 #26

Rest well, lovely woman UpInArms Oct 2025 #27

Ohhh...🙁 RIP Jane Goodall. Intelligence *and* Empathy - a powerful combination. electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #28

An angel on Earth 💗 🙏 Raine Oct 2025 #31

Incredible human samplegirl Oct 2025 #33

Was Timothy Treadwell different? Frasier Balzov Oct 2025 #34

Her research on chimpanzees was quite eye opening Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 #35

The 1965 National Geographic documentary valleyrogue Oct 2025 #36