Jane Goodall’s journey began in Gombe.
It’s where Louis Leakey famously first sent her to observe chimpanzees; where she discovered that chimpanzees use tools, revolutionizing Western science’s understanding of the animal world and our relationship to it. And it’s the setting for our origin story.
Founded to advance Dr. Goodall’s revolutionary findings, the Gombe Stream Research Centre is a living laboratory, home to the world’s most studied group of wild chimpanzees. Over the years, Gombe researchers have witnessed and recorded entire lifespans of individual chimpanzees. Field staff and researchers monitor the life histories and demography of the Gombe chimpanzee and baboon populations as individuals are born, die, and migrate.
Today, researchers continue to collect data on both species’ behaviours, health, and social relationships.
We’ve learned a great deal about their complex social lives, personalities and intelligence. From tool use and maternal care to territoriality, hunting and meat eating, the Gombe chimpanzees have demonstrated great diversity in behaviour – and how similar they are to humans. Above all, these observations have taught us that chimpanzees must be protected.
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