UNESCO Event : Tribute Dame Jane Goodall, PhD in Ethology
14 Nov 2025 · 0 min

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In a UNESCO tribute to Dame Jane Goodall, the speaker shares two vivid, personal memories from fieldwork with wild chimpanzees. The first memory describes a chimpanzee calmly sitting and watching the speaker, conveying a sense of mutual awareness and acceptance. The second memory recounts a wild chimpanzee mother approaching the speaker and permitting her infant to reach out with a curious expression to touch the speaker, an encounter the speaker describes as unforgettable. Both moments highlight the deep, respectful connections possible between humans and chimpanzees and underscore the emotional significance of such interactions in ethological research.










