Jane Goodall
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No, I've never felt lonely. And some of the happiest days of my life, I did eventually get a degree in Cambridge. And then I went back to Gombe, you know, the chimp study. Yeah. And I could spend hours and hours alone in the rainforest learning, yes, more about the chimpanzees, but also about this complex ecosystem where every plant and animal has a role to play and they're all interdependent.
No, I've never felt lonely. And some of the happiest days of my life, I did eventually get a degree in Cambridge. And then I went back to Gombe, you know, the chimp study. Yeah. And I could spend hours and hours alone in the rainforest learning, yes, more about the chimpanzees, but also about this complex ecosystem where every plant and animal has a role to play and they're all interdependent.
And what I discovered was that if you're out in a beautiful place, with someone, someone you love or, you know, your family or something, then it's human beings in a beautiful environment. But when I was alone, there was, I wasn't, it was just, I was part of that world, not separated from it by being a human in that world.
And what I discovered was that if you're out in a beautiful place, with someone, someone you love or, you know, your family or something, then it's human beings in a beautiful environment. But when I was alone, there was, I wasn't, it was just, I was part of that world, not separated from it by being a human in that world.
And what I discovered was that if you're out in a beautiful place, with someone, someone you love or, you know, your family or something, then it's human beings in a beautiful environment. But when I was alone, there was, I wasn't, it was just, I was part of that world, not separated from it by being a human in that world.
It's hard to explain and it didn't happen that often, but when it did, it was a very basically spiritual experience.
It's hard to explain and it didn't happen that often, but when it did, it was a very basically spiritual experience.
It's hard to explain and it didn't happen that often, but when it did, it was a very basically spiritual experience.
I mean, are you alone if you're always on Facebook or Instagram or video games? Are you really alone?
I mean, are you alone if you're always on Facebook or Instagram or video games? Are you really alone?
I mean, are you alone if you're always on Facebook or Instagram or video games? Are you really alone?
Well, it was, you know, for the first four of my six months money, the chimps ran away. I mean, they just vanished into the forest. And I just had to learn from a distance with binoculars. And then one chimpanzee began to lose his fear and let me get a bit closer. And he had beautiful white hair on his chin. I called him David Greybeard.
Well, it was, you know, for the first four of my six months money, the chimps ran away. I mean, they just vanished into the forest. And I just had to learn from a distance with binoculars. And then one chimpanzee began to lose his fear and let me get a bit closer. And he had beautiful white hair on his chin. I called him David Greybeard.
Well, it was, you know, for the first four of my six months money, the chimps ran away. I mean, they just vanished into the forest. And I just had to learn from a distance with binoculars. And then one chimpanzee began to lose his fear and let me get a bit closer. And he had beautiful white hair on his chin. I called him David Greybeard.
And on this day, I was walking through the forest and I saw him sitting on a termite mound. So he was pulling out this with termites hanging on and eating them. And sometimes he was picking leafy twigs, then he had to strip the leaves to make a tool. And the reason this was so exciting is that at that time, it was thought by Western science that only humans used and made tools.
And on this day, I was walking through the forest and I saw him sitting on a termite mound. So he was pulling out this with termites hanging on and eating them. And sometimes he was picking leafy twigs, then he had to strip the leaves to make a tool. And the reason this was so exciting is that at that time, it was thought by Western science that only humans used and made tools.
And on this day, I was walking through the forest and I saw him sitting on a termite mound. So he was pulling out this with termites hanging on and eating them. And sometimes he was picking leafy twigs, then he had to strip the leaves to make a tool. And the reason this was so exciting is that at that time, it was thought by Western science that only humans used and made tools.