Jane Goodall and Chimpanzees
In 1960 a young Englishwoman made a discovery that changed our understanding of animal behaviour. Jane Goodall was living among wild chimps in Tanzania when she observed them using sticks and grasses as tools to get food.
(Photo: Jane Goodall with chimpanzeess. Credit: AFP)
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- Mon 3 Nov 2014 08:50GMTBBC World Service Online
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