Jane Goodall: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Jane Goodall, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

A chimpanzee stripping a twig forced scientists to redefine what makes us human
In 1960 Jane Goodall watched a wild chimpanzee strip leaves from a twig to fish termites from a mound -- the first confirmed tool use by a non-human animal. Her mentor Louis Leakey…
— Jane Goodall, In the Shadow of Man
A chimp stripping leaves off a twig overturned science's definition of what makes us human
In 1960 at Gombe Stream in Tanzania, Jane Goodall watched a chimpanzee strip the leaves from a twig, then poke it into a termite mound and withdraw it covered in insects to eat. It…
— Jane Goodall, In the Shadow of Man

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