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At26,JaneGoodallhadnocollegeeducationorsciencetraining.Butsincechildhood,shehadbeendreamingofworkingcloselywithanimalsinAfrica."Allthroughmychildhoodpeoplesaidyoucan'tgotoAfrica.You'reagirl,"Goodallsays.Butmymotherusedtosay,ifyoureallywantto,there'snothingyoucan'tdo."
In1957,the26-year-oldGoodalljourneyedtoKenyatoworkasasecretary.ShealsoarrangedtomeetthefamousscientistLouisLeakey,whowassoimpressedbyherenthusiasmthathehiredherashisassistant.ShewentwithhimonmanytripstotheAfricanjungle(丛林)andin1960LeakeysentGoodalltoliveamongchimpanzeesinaremoteanimalpreserve(禁猎地),recordingtheanimals'behaviorandinteractions.
ForthreemonthsGoodallmadelittleprogress.Butshesays,"Inevercameclosetogivingup."Herbreakthroughcameonedaywhenshesawamalechimpanzeestickabladeofgrassintoatermite(白蚁)hill,thenputthegrassinhismouth.Afterwardsheapproachedthehillanddidthesame.Pullingthegrassout,shediscovereddozensoftermitesclingingtoit.Thediscovery--thatsomeanimalsusetools--wasunknowntomostscientistsatthetime.
Goodallsawchimpanzeesexhibithuman-likeemotions,suchasjealousyandlove.Butshealsodiscoveredtheywerecapableofviolentattacksagainsteachother.
GoodallreceivedherPh.D.inthestudyofanimalbehavioratEngland'sCambridgeUniversity.Nowshetravelsaroundthegloberaisingmoneytopreservewildlife."Ilovebeingintheforestwiththechimps,"shesays."I'dmuchratherbetherethantravelingaroundfromcitytocity."