Jane's Work

Goodall's work with the chimpanzees took place where it began, at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. During her nearly fifty years there she made emotion connections with three generations of chimpanzees. Jane learned about there inner social structure in a very controversial way. Goodall did what no one else had before, she became part of the troop. For her entire experience she remained a low ranking member of the troop in Tanzania. Jane also named the chimpanzees. One of the first chimps Jane named was David Graybeard. He was one of the first members of the troop to warm up to Janes presence. One of the basic facts about chimpanzees was that they don't use tools and they are strictly vegetarians. Through her research both of those facts for disproved. Being part of the group, Goodall was able to see their feeding behavior better. She saw are some of them taking part twigs, licking them and then sticking them into ant and termite mounds and get food they could never get one there own. She also saw them eating mammals such as rabbits. Jane Goodall uncovered the dark and violent and light caring sides of chimpanzee social structures through her research inside the troop.