Goodall's official social media accounts confirmed that she died on Oct. 1 from natural causes. Jane Goodall, legendary chimpanzee zoologist, dies at 91

Goodall's official social media accounts confirmed that she died on Oct. 1 from natural causes.

Jane Goodall, legendary chimpanzee zoologist, dies at 91

Goodall's official social media accounts confirmed that she died on Oct. 1 from natural causes.

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October 1, 2025 2:25 p.m. ET

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Jane Goodall, the legendary zoologist who dedicated her life's work to the study of chimpanzees, has died.

Goodall's official Instagram account announced that the conservationist died from natural causes on Wednesday morning at age 91.

"The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States," the statement read. "Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world."

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Born in London in 1934, Goodall developed an affection for chimpanzees from a young age, which she said stemmed from a stuffed chimp toy that she cherished as a child. She moved to Kenya in 1957 and began working as a secretary before working for archaeologist Louis Leakey.

Leakey employed Goodall as a secretary and sent her to study primate behavior in London in 1958. She then traveled to Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park to study chimpanzees in 1960, kicking off a lifelong career that revolutionized primatology.

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