The world lost an iconic zoologist, conservationist, animal advocate and ground-breaking researcher when Jane Goodall died of natural causes .

Goodall's pioneering research into chimpanzees in Tanzania in the 1960s found that "animals like us have personalities, minds and emotions, right down from chimpanzees to elephants, dolphins, whales, to the octopus,” she said on TODAY in 2024.

The legendary British anthropologist celebrated her 90th birthday when she appeared on TODAY on April 3, 2024, and spoke about what she hoped her legacy would be .

Here's what to know about her death.

Jane Goodall's Cause of Death

The Jane Goodall Institute announced on Oct. 1 that she had died of natural causes.

“The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that

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