Dr. Jane Goodall, the legendary chimpanzee researcher, animal welfare advocate, and conservationist, has passed away. She was 91 at the time of her death.

The Jane Goodall Institute announced the death of its beloved namesake earlier today on Wednesday October 1, 2025. In a statement, the organization wrote, “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. Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”

Goodall, whose full name was Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall, was born on April 3, 1934, in Hampstead, London, to her parents, Mortimer

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