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You don’t have to be a biologist or zoologist to appreciate what Jane Goodall brought to the world. Her work transcended science. It touched on compassion, res
by jasoneckert 1y ago
You don’t have to be a biologist or zoologist to appreciate what Jane Goodall brought to the world.
Her work transcended science. It touched on compassion, respect for all living beings, and a deep curiosity about the natural world that inspired generations. She didn’t just study chimpanzees; she taught us what it means to observe with empathy, to advocate with conviction, and to act with hope. Her legacy will echo for a very long time.
- rampareddy 1y agoBeautifully put! Her legacy will inspire generations to come.
- adriand 1y agoShe was one of my heroes. I'm terribly saddened by this loss. Imagine what kind of world we would live in if we put these kinds of human beings in charge instead.
- jimbokun 1y agoThe first nations to do so would be invaded and conquered by their more militaristic neighbors.
- cutemonster 1y agoNot necessarily! You can be both a kind person, and build a strong defence, knowing how dangerous our species is. Although maybe rare.
- jimbokun 1y agoBut would Jane Goodall have been that person?
- cutemonster 1y agoI'm guessing just one in a hundred is that person. But maybe not impossible, after all, that'd it'd be someone like her. Did you see what she saw? From the article: > Her most disturbing studies came in the mid-1970s, when she and her team of field workers began to record a series of savage attacks. > The incidents grew into what Goodall called the four-year war, a period of brutality carried out by a band of male chimpanzees from a region known as the Kasakela Valley. The marauders beat and slashed to death all the males in a neighboring colony and subjugated the breeding females, essentially annihilating an entire community.