Discover their stories, discoveries and legacy of studying chimpanzees and other great apes. Born in london in 1934, chimpanzee enthusiast goodall had no university education when she first contacted leakey in 1957 The trimates, [1][2] sometimes called leakey's angels, [3] is a name given to three women — jane goodall, dian fossey, [4] and birutė galdikas — chosen by anthropologist louis leakey to study primates in their natural environments
Dr. Jane Goodall: A Symbol Of Hope
They studied chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, respectively.
Learn how louis leakey selected jane goodall, dian fossey and biruté galdikas to study the great apes in their natural habitats
Discover how they inspired generations of female scientists and changed the field of primatology. The leakey family louis and mary leakey were monumental figures in the field of paleoanthropology and their groundbreaking discoveries helped shape our understanding of human origins Now, the leakey family is synonymous with the study of human evolution, with three generations making important contributions to science. Jane goodall and louis leakey
Image by joan travis / jgi born in london in 1934, goodall's love of animals led her to take a position as a secretary to famed kenyan paleoanthropologist louis leakey in 1957. Eventually, louis leakey handed the excavation work over to mary and their son richard and focused on fundraising, lecturing, and mentoring dian fossey and jane goodall. The legendary paleoanthropologist louis leakey thought so That's why he launched one of the 20th century's most remarkable scientific experiments
He chose three women for a series of pioneering field studies of the great apes — jane goodall studying chimpanzees, dian fossey with mountain gorillas, and birute galdikas with orangutans.
Louis leakey, who believes studying our closest living relatives, the great apes, will aid in understanding the behavior of early humans Louis leakey first crossed paths in the late 1950s At the time, goodall was a young, passionate woman with a deep love for animals but no formal scientific training Leakey, a renowned paleoanthropologist, recognized her potential and offered her an extraordinary opportunity
To study chimpanzees in the wild at gombe stream national park in tanzania
