In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet… - Jane Goodall

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In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights, so too should we recognize the rights of the great apes? Yes.

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Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. She is best-known for her study of chimpanzee social and family life in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania and she did that for 45 years. She also founded the Jane Goodall Institute. In April 2002, she was named a UN Messenger of Peace,

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Birth Name: Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall

Alternative Names: Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall • Dame Jane Morris Goodall • Dame Jane Goodall • Jane Morris Goodall

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