#primatology

#primatology

In 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall ventured to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to study chimpanzees. Her discoveries were groundbreaking and her approach to fieldwork was revolutionary. She immersed herself in the chimps' daily lives and gave them names. Goodall became a tireless advocate for conservation in addition to one of the world's best-known primatologists.

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy proved that females were neither passive nor monogamous by default, demonstrating that female colobinae employed sexual counter-strategies to obscure paternity.

"Back then, all I wanted was to get back to the chimps. So if my legs were getting me the money, thank you legs."