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Legendary anthropologist and zoologist Dame Jane Goodall died at the age of 91 on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Goodall, best known for living among chimpanzees for over 60 years, revolutionized conservation efforts, founded the Jane Goodall Institute to protect wildlife, and made discoveries that forever changed the way humans interact with nature.

Beyond these achievements, Goodall was an accomplished author, publishing more than 25 books ranging from children’s picture books to adult paperbacks — many of which became New York Times bestsellers . Her most recent hardcover, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times (2022)

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