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Jane Goodall is one of the most influential scientists of our modern times. But what did she actually find out? What are Jane Goodalls great discoveries in science?
We should start by taking about Jane Goodalls early life and how she became a scientist. Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall was born in the United Kingdom in 1934. Although Jane Goodall could not afford university, she was fascinated by Africa and in becoming a scientist and so she booked a flight to Kenya. In Kenya, Jane Goodall met Louis Leakey, a famous anthropologist. She became his assistant and so Jane Goodall's scientific discoveries at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve (Tanzania) began. After months of observation, the first chimpanzee, called David Greybeard, gained trust in Jane Goodall. Then, more and more chimps came very close to her. Jane Goodall observed that chimpanzees have certain personality traits. She wrote them down and drew attention of a global audience with her depictions. In 2017, a study aimed to quantify personality traits in chimps partially based on Goodalls description. And it was found that, indeed, chimpanzees seem to have certain character traits. Jane Goodall also observed that chimpanzees make tools. The ability to make tools enables chimpanzees to collect food such as termites. We now know that toolmaking in chimpanzees is part of their culture. Animal culture means that members of a community learn and group typical behaviours from each other. In chimpanzees, cultural traits seem to be adaptive in some cases if the food reward is high enough. The number of females in a group of chimpanzees also seems to be important for developing a sophisticated chimpanzee culture. Jane Goodall also discovered that chimpanzees pursue their prey together (cooperative hunting) and that chimpanzees fight wars. In the latter, chimpanzees mostly attack single individuals of the other group. Moreover, Jane Goodall saw that chimpanzees adopt non-related orphans. Adoption (or allomothering) has been observed over and over again in chimpanzees. Besides her scientific discoveries, Jane Goodall also contributed to the world of science in other ways. In 1977, Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation. While the Institute initially focused on investigated wild chimpanzees, its work has expanded to protect the environment for all living things. For her work, Jane Goodall received numerous awards such as the Kyoto prize or the National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal.
#JaneGoodall, #Primatology
For your further research:
Whiten, A., Goodall, J., McGrew, W. C., Nishida, T., Reynolds, V., Sugiyama, Y., ... & Boesch, C. (1999). Cultures in chimpanzees. Nature, 399(6737), 682-685.
Davis, S. J., Vale, G. L., Schapiro, S. J., Lambeth, S. P., & Whiten, A. (2016). Foundations of cumulative culture in apes: improved foraging efficiency through relinquishing and combining witnessed behaviours in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Scientific reports, 6, 35953.
Wrangham, R. W., & Glowacki, L. (2012). Intergroup aggression in chimpanzees and war in nomadic hunter-gatherers. Human Nature, 23(1), 5-29.
Weiss, A., Wilson, M. L., Collins, D. A., Mjungu, D., Kamenya, S., Foerster, S., & Pusey, A. E. (2017). Personality in the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park. Scientific data, 4, 170146.
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About Clemens Steinek:
CLEMENS STEINEK is a postgraduate student/youtuber (LifeLabLearner) who is currently conducting stem cell research in Germany.
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Jane Goodall is one of the most influential scientists of our modern times. But what did she actually find out? What are Jane Goodalls great discoveries in science?
We should start by taking about Jane Goodalls early life and how she became a scientist. Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall was born in the United Kingdom in 1934. Although Jane Goodall could not afford university, she was fascinated by Africa and in becoming a scientist and so she booked a flight to Kenya. In Kenya, Jane Goodall met Louis Leakey, a famous anthropologist. She became his assistant and so Jane Goodall's scientific discoveries at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve (Tanzania) began. After months of observation, the first chimpanzee, called David Greybeard, gained trust in Jane Goodall. Then, more and more chimps came very close to her. Jane Goodall observed that chimpanzees have certain personality traits. She wrote them down and drew attention of a global audience with her depictions. In 2017, a study aimed to quantify personality traits in chimps partially based on Goodalls description. And it was found that, indeed, chimpanzees seem to have certain character traits. Jane Goodall also observed that chimpanzees make tools. The ability to make tools enables chimpanzees to collect food such as termites. We now know that toolmaking in chimpanzees is part of their culture. Animal culture means that members of a community learn and group typical behaviours from each other. In chimpanzees, cultural traits seem to be adaptive in some cases if the food reward is high enough. The number of females in a group of chimpanzees also seems to be important for developing a sophisticated chimpanzee culture. Jane Goodall also discovered that chimpanzees pursue their prey together (cooperative hunting) and that chimpanzees fight wars. In the latter, chimpanzees mostly attack single individuals of the other group. Moreover, Jane Goodall saw that chimpanzees adopt non-related orphans. Adoption (or allomothering) has been observed over and over again in chimpanzees. Besides her scientific discoveries, Jane Goodall also contributed to the world of science in other ways. In 1977, Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation. While the Institute initially focused on investigated wild chimpanzees, its work has expanded to protect the environment for all living things. For her work, Jane Goodall received numerous awards such as the Kyoto prize or the National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal.
#JaneGoodall, #Primatology
For your further research:
Whiten, A., Goodall, J., McGrew, W. C., Nishida, T., Reynolds, V., Sugiyama, Y., ... & Boesch, C. (1999). Cultures in chimpanzees. Nature, 399(6737), 682-685.
Davis, S. J., Vale, G. L., Schapiro, S. J., Lambeth, S. P., & Whiten, A. (2016). Foundations of cumulative culture in apes: improved foraging efficiency through relinquishing and combining witnessed behaviours in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Scientific reports, 6, 35953.
Wrangham, R. W., & Glowacki, L. (2012). Intergroup aggression in chimpanzees and war in nomadic hunter-gatherers. Human Nature, 23(1), 5-29.
Weiss, A., Wilson, M. L., Collins, D. A., Mjungu, D., Kamenya, S., Foerster, S., & Pusey, A. E. (2017). Personality in the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park. Scientific data, 4, 170146.
Images:
Some pictures were derived from Servier Medical Art by Servier. You can find over 3000 free medical images here: smart.servier.com
Music:
Intro:
Light Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: incompetech.com
Transitions:
Light Thought var 3 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Artist: incompetech.com
About Clemens Steinek:
CLEMENS STEINEK is a postgraduate student/youtuber (LifeLabLearner) who is currently conducting stem cell research in Germany.
