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Jane Goodall has died

https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2025-10-01/jane-goodall-chimpanzees-dead
277•jaredwiener•1h ago

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toomuchtodo•1h ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall_Institute

FireBeyond•1h ago
The sheer volume of a lifetime's effort in studying chimpanzees and primate behavior is huge. Her contributions are priceless.

No more will chimpanzees be able to conduct research with that tramp (https://screenrant.com/far-side-controversial-comic-strip-ja...).

bombcar•47m ago
> When the strip ran, the Jane Goodall Institute was not amused, promptly drafting a cease and desist letter. Larson maintained he had no ill will towards Doctor Goodall. At the time of the controversy, Goodall had been out of the country, but saw the cartoon for herself when she returned–and loved it. Goodall instructed the institute to drop the issue. In the aftermath, Goodall reached out to Larson, and the two became friends; Larson even licensed the cartoon to the Institute to produce a t-shirt that was then used to raise funds. Goodall even went so far as to write a preface for one of The Far Side’s collected editions.

Good(all?) on her, it's nice to see leaders both have a sense of humor and actually lead.

thr0waway001•58m ago
In heaven with Koko
karmakurtisaani•36m ago
And Harambe.
libraryatnight•57m ago
I remember in grade school so many in the class being inspired by her, then as I grew up every time I encountered her on television or in print she was equally inspiring, empathetic, and informative. I will miss her.
mapmeld•53m ago
I really appreciated her speaking to young people, even riding the NYC subway for the first time to record "Subway Takes" last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAkwo6JPV00

She also was speaking on a panel just a week ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df0GWlZm3gk

diggan•32m ago
She was also on Spanish TV just five months ago, I was a bit surprised when she appeared there. Seems most of it is on YouTube as well (hoping it's not geo-restricted): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE7lnl4ah9s
ChrisArchitect•52m ago
NYT obit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/obituaries/jane-goodall-d...
noufalibrahim•50m ago
This is sad to hear. I saw her at a lecture about 20 years ago. I remember her passion for her subject and how elegant she was.
maxglute•34m ago
When I was young, not knowing who Jane Goodall was, I was dragged into lunch by event planner who showed her around Beijing, and wondered why this lady was talking about chimpanzees so much. This was the year the Nokia released Snake, I remember getting enamoured/distracted by her monkey talk and lost a near perfect snake run.
thom•32m ago
Sorry for your loss.
butlike•31m ago
Well, technically apes don't have tails, monkeys do, so the chimpanzee talk would be an ape talk. Learned that from her too
onraglanroad•5m ago
In the same sense that "there's no such thing as a tree" or "there's no such thing as a fish", there's"no such thing as a monkey".
throwaway29303•30m ago
Godspeed.
seper8•17m ago
To anyone who hasn't seen it (especially those who are fans of Philip Glass) watch this biopic: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7207238/ watch this!
vixen99•17m ago
Jane Goodall: “My question was: How far along our human path, which has led to hatred and evil and full-scale war, have chimpanzees traveled?”
jasoneckert•16m ago
You don’t have to be a biologist or zoologist to appreciate what Jane Goodall brought to the world.

Her work transcended science. It touched on compassion, respect for all living beings, and a deep curiosity about the natural world that inspired generations. She didn’t just study chimpanzees; she taught us what it means to observe with empathy, to advocate with conviction, and to act with hope. Her legacy will echo for a very long time.

alsetmusic•14m ago
That's sad news. She completely changed the way we thought about primate intelligence. Fun fact: she really liked the Far Side cartoon about her.

https://static0.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/...

cjfd•5m ago
I read one or maybe some (don't remember anymore) of her books about 15 or 20 years ago. Clearly a great person.
Workaccount2•5m ago
Wow she was just featured in an interview with the WSJ Journal podcast on Friday. Definitely worth a listen. Such a shame to hear this

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