Where in Africa did Jane Goodall first begin her studies?
1 Answer
Jane Goodall set out to Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees by sitting amongst them.
Explanation:
At the invitation of her friend, she visited South Kinangop, Kenya where she met anthropologist Louis Leaky, the curator of Coryndon Museum, Nairobi. He hired Goodall as his secretary and invited her to participate in an anthropological dig. In addition, she was sent to study the vervet monkey, which lives on an island at Lake Victoria.
On July 16th, 1960, Goodall established a camp on the shore of Lake Tangyanika in the Gombe Stream Reserve to study about chimpanzees and make notes about their behaviour. She imitated their behaviour, spent time in the trees and ate their foods. By remaining in constant contact with the chimps she discovered a number of previously unobserved behaviours.
She is credited with making the first recorded observations of chimps eating meat and using and making tools. She is a highly respected member of the world scientific community and is a staunch advocate of ecological preservation.
