(NEXSTAR) – Groundbreaking chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall has died, the institute bearing her name said Wednesday.

"The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States," the organization posted on Instagram.

She was 91 years old. • FILE - Jane Goodall plasy with Bahati, a 3 year-old female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, near Nanyuki 170 kms (110 miles) north of Nairobi Sunday Dec. 6, 1997. Goodall was named Thursday, May 20, 2021 as this year’s winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize, honoring individuals whose life’s work embodies

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