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See, Hear, & Speak Like an Ape: Making the World of ‘War for the Planet of...
In an era of flash and flamboyance on film, it is easy to overlook the ever impressive task of transforming what’s real, into what extends beyond the possible for the big screen. For Dan Lemmon, this...
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Stop the Show: Mambou’s Story
Photos and videos of young chimpanzees living at our sanctuary receive so much love and adoration. Not many things are as cute as a group of healthy chimpanzees playing, hugging, and exploring their...
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How Important Is It to Our Nature to Be Out in Nature?
Oh, what a breath of fresh air! According to The Nature of Americans study published this year, over three out of four adults consider contact with nature as very, or extremely important to their...
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Chimps Belong in the Wild, Not in the Movies
Young chimpanzees are still being taken from their mothers for the pet and entertainment trade at a troubling rate. These wild animals are also being exploited in the U.S., where they are not...
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Science, Art & the Heart: Bruce Lawes Paints the Magic of Gombe for Goodall
The images Dr. Jane Goodall brought the world connected (and still do connect, nearly 60 years later) millions of people with the special spirit of the forest, and the wild, wonderful chimpanzees of...
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Rescued Chimpanzees Find a Forest Home Together, At Last
The time has arrived! For many years, the Jane Goodall Institute in the Republic of Congo has been working toward the transition of many of the chimpanzees from the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee...
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6 Great Ways to Celebrate World Animal Day
World Animal Day is celebrated in all corners of the world, from the United States, to Sudan, to Nepal. The first World Animal Day was organized in 1925 by a man named Heinrich Zimmermann to promote...
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Creating Change for Chimps on Great Apes Giving Day
Great Apes Giving Day is a day to choose what kind of difference you want to make, and in this case, for a cause very close to Dr. Jane and the Jane Goodall Institute’s heart: providing rehabilitation...
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Jane Goodall Blazed the Trail…The Next Steps Are up to Us.
https://youtu.be/HdYfhPPBt0E We're inspired by Dr. Goodall's vision for a world where people, other animals, and the environment live in harmony. Today, we're taking the vision of our founder, our...
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Wounda: The Amazing Story of the Chimp Behind the Hug with Dr. Jane Goodall
When I saw the photographs of Wounda, as she came to the (JGI's Tchimpounga) sanctuary, I didn't see how she could have possibly have lived. And it was thanks to Rebeca (Dr. Rebeca Atencia, head of...
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Meet Tchimpounga Sanctuary’s New Baby Chimp: Little George
This is the story of a very special chimpanzee named George, and his long journey to his new home. Unfortunately, like thousands of other chimpanzees, George was stolen from his forest home and family...
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Tchimpounga’s Chimpanzee of the Month: Jack!
Shy, Kind Jack In 2013, a car came to Tchimpounga sanctuary which held two wooden boxes. In one box was a chimpanzee named Doudou, and in the other box was Jack. The two chimpanzees came with ropes and...
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I Was Jane Goodall’s Student: The True Story Behind ‘Following Fifi’
Imagine, as you might often do, crouching down next to a young Jane Goodall amidst the brush of the forests of Gombe, hearing the crunching of leaves in the human-like hands of our closest living...
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Tchimpounga’s Chimpanzee of the Month: B.A.!
All of the chimpanzees of Tchimpounga have a different story - many are tragic, and almost all result in a rescue from either the illegal bushmeat or exotic pet trade. Many years ago, a diplomat...
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Want to Be Like Jane Goodall? Join TEAM JANE!
Every day people ask me, “How can I help Jane Goodall? In general, people are looking to jump on the first plane to Africa in order to do whatever it takes to protect chimps and the habitats that...
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Meet Tchimpounga Sanctuary’s New Baby Chimp: Vienna
This past winter, Dr. Rebeca Atencia (director of the Jane Goodall Institute in Congo and head of JGI's Tchimpounga sanctuary), received a call from the Ministry of Water and Forestry to report that a...
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Chimps, Humans, and Monkeys: What’s the Difference?
It’s finally time to set the record straight: As much as we all love monkeys, Dr. Goodall’s studies and the work of the Jane Goodall Institute have primarily focused on chimpanzees, not monkeys. Now,...
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Get Your Chimpanzee Celebration On with Team Jane!
CALLING ALL FRIENDS OF CHIMPANZEES! The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is so excited to join you in celebrating the very first annual World Chimpanzee Day coming up this July 14th! JGI, along with JGI’s...
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Engage and Make Change with Our Summer Reading List
If you’re passionate about making the world a better place for people, other animals and the environment, consider taking some time during this summer to engage with some of the many books authored by...
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From Top to Bottom, Chimpanzee Social Hierarchy is Amazing!
When Jane Goodall was offered the opportunity to go into the forests of Gombe to learn about chimpanzees, little was known about the these highly intelligent beings. What Jane learned in the...
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