Jane Goodall, the world-renowned chimpanzee expert and conservationist, has died at 91.

The famed primate whisperer died Wednesday morning from natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute announced.

Goodall had been in California as part of a U.S. speaking tour.

Over more than six decades of research as a primatologist and anthropologist, Goodall revolutionized understanding of chimpanzee personalities and social interactions.

The British-born ethologist also dedicated her life to protecting the environment—advocating for conservation, monitoring sanctuaries, and speaking on lecture tours.

“I feel that I was put on this planet with a mission and what I’m doing now is trying to fulfill that mission. I can’t give up,” Goodall told the Daily Beast in 2020 at age 86.

Born in London in

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