Friday, 22 February, 2008
Jane Goodall: a lifetime dedicated to chimps
Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall paid a visit to Basel Zoo this week to talk about her life, work and goals. Known for her groundbreaking studies of chimpanzees in Africa dating back almost 50 years, Goodall still spends time with them, but nowadays she travels more than 300 days a year to talk about conservation and the environment. WRS’s Vincent Landon caught up with Goodall and began by asking her what she had learnt about human behaviour by observing chimpanzees.
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British ethologist Jane Goodall speaks at a press conference in the Basel zoo, Wednesday. (KEYSTONE/Georgios Kefalas)
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Dear Mrs Goodall. In deep appreciation of your life time’s work and your continual dedication to understanding nature, I’d like to ask you if in your opinion you believe that the human species could live some form of a utopic life style or is heirachy a human necessity at some level? If all were given the opportunity to be educated and socialized without extremities, could our species lift itself to the next level of peace/harmony and equality or is there something innate about our species that destroys eachother…In your opinion, what would be the ideal society? Thank you for your fine attention.
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