Wildlife Advocate and Primate Expert Jane Goodall Dies at 91

Wildlife Advocate and Primate Expert Jane Goodall Dies at 91
British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist Jane Goodall poses for a picture at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Aug. 15, 2024. Irina Dambrauskas/Reuters
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Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said on Wednesday.

Goodall died of natural causes while in California on a speaking tour, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a social media post.