![]() Rescued nfant chimpanzee Perrine at JGI’s Tchimpounga Sanctuary in the Republic of the Congoįor World Chimpanzee Day 2021, we celebrate all the fascinating ways chimpanzees are so like us, and yet so unique! From their ability to form complex relationships and bonds to their extraordinary use of communication, from their essential role in rainforests as seed dispersers to their individual personalities and stories – chimpanzees are truly one-of-a-kind. For over half a century, this work has provided tremendous insights in the fields of ecology, animal behavior, health, and so much more. ![]() Jane’s insights that chimpanzees make and use tools, are compassionate, have dynamic personalities and intelligence, and deserve our respect transformed the scientific landscape, forever redefining our relationship to other animals.Īs Jane has shared, “we are not different in kind, but rather by mere degree.” This research in Gombe, Tanzania, continued today through the Jane Goodall Institute, is the longest running wild chimpanzee study in the world – 60 years and going. The day honors the anniversary of when 26-year-old Jane Goodall first stepped foot onto the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Gombe, Tanzania in 1960 to study these mysterious and incredible beings. World Chimpanzee Day unites people all around the world in celebrating the incredible wonder and importance of chimpanzees. Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute global chapters are sending out a Pant-Hoot (chimpanzee calling) to celebrate chimpanzees and use our voices to stand up for our closest living relatives! Every year on July 14th, we celebrate our great ape cousins by honoring all the ways that they are innately valuable, essential to ecosystems, and deserve our respect. Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom…but you may already know that! What you may not know is that they are incredibly unique, dynamic, and that we learn more from them every single day.
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