Goodall

[ good-awl ]

noun

1. Jane, born 1934, English primatologist and zoologist.

Goodall

/ gd′ôl /

1. British zoologist whose study of the life and habitat of the chimpanzee has greatly increased understanding of primate behavior. Goodall's research demonstrated that chimpanzees are capable of complex emotional relationships, and have the skill and intelligence to make tools. She has been a leader in international conservation efforts.

Example Sentences

Her supervisor and mentor, Professor Louis Leakey, though, saw the value in her technique: “He wanted somebody whose mind wasn't messed up by the reductionist attitude of science to animals,” Dr Goodall explains.

From BBC

Commenting on the talks, the renowned scientist, Dr Jane Goodall, said our future is "ultimately doomed" if we don't address biodiversity loss.

From BBC

At 56, Goodall became the oldest contestant to win “America’s Got Talent.”

From Los Angeles Times

Craig Stanford, a human evolutionary biologist who has led USC’s Jane Goodall Research Center, says his colleagues often question his association with someone who directed something “really trashy” like “Tiger King.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the 1960s biologist Jane Goodall saw whole leaves in the faeces of chimpanzees, and others documented seeing great apes swallowing leaves with medicinal properties.

From BBC