Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this historic never-before-released lecture, renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall discusses the extended period of chimpanzee childhood and its significance for social learning, drawing parallels between chimpanzee and human development. She emphasizes the profound bond between mother and child.

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Jo Rainie Rodgers and George Rodgers
Kay Harrigan Woods in honor of Gordon Getty
Camilla and George Smith
The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
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The historic footage is from the 1973 Louis Leakey Memorial Symposium held by The Leakey Foundation in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences on December 1-2, 1973.