Great Apes
Happy Thanksgiving from Jane
Jane wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
Make A Difference
From Oct. 16 to Nov. 30, 2010 the Jane Goodall Institute will be showing this 15 second ad on the CBS "Super Screen" in Times Square. Make a difference today and help us protect wild chimpanzees.
JGI and Holtkamper: Helping Save Chimpanzees in Uganda
By Dr. Peter Apell, Veterinarian & Programs Manager for the Jane Goodall Institute-Uganda.
JGI’s Dr. Peter Apell
Thanks to a recent donation from Holtkamper, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is now able to care more effectively for injured chimpanzees in Uganda.
Fifi
Gombe: 50 Years of Research and Inspiration
This year, all over the world, we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Jane Goodall’s pioneering chimpanzee research and her inspiring vision for our future.
Dr. Jane Goodall's Thoughts on Gombe 50
Dr. Goodall shares what fifty years of research at Gombe National Park means to her.
Sponging
An example of tool use, chimpanzees dip leaves into streams to soak up water to drink.
Prof
JGI videographer Bill Wallauer reflects on the first chimpanzee he encountered in Gombe, Prof, the musical chimp of Gombe.
Chimp Videographer Bill Wallauer
For 15 years, Bill Wallauer scrambled up and down the hills and valleys of Gombe National Park in Tanzania, camera in hand, filming the daily dramas of the world’s most famous chimpanzee society. Chimpanzee births, dominance displays, infanticide attempts, encounters with snakes, the mysterious waterfall and rain “dances” – he has seen all of this and more.
