Leonardo DiCaprio took a moment from his One Battle After Another press tour to mourn the passing of primatologist and environmental activist Jane Goodall . DiCaprio penned a lengthy obituary on his Instagram for the woman he called his “hero.” Goodall died this week at the age of 91, according to a post from the Jane Goodall Institute. DiCaprio praised Goodall’s commitment to education and to empathy for chimpanzees and other great apes. “Jane Goodall devoted her life to protecting our planet and giving a voice to the wild animals and the ecosystems they inhabit.,” he wrote. “Her groundbreaking research on Chimpanzees in Tanzania transformed our understanding of how our closest relatives live, socialize, and think—reminding us that we are deeply connected not only to Chimpanzees a
Leonardo DiCaprio Says Jane Goodall Was his Hero

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