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January 22, 2012 3:00 PM

Goodall's baby chimps at play

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Correspondent Candids

She was the fresh-faced British girl from the famous 1965 National Geographic film "Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees." It's been 50 years since Jane Goodall walked into the Gombe Forest (with binoculars but no training in science) to study chimpanzees. Today, Goodall is 76 years old, and she's still at it: tolerating camera crews, so she can show the world why chimps are worth saving.

Last year, Lara Logan traveled to East Africa to meet "Mama Jane" and ask her about her 50-year mission.

Watch Lara Logan's full report.

What Logan found was a woman still spry enough for a rough-housing session with orphaned baby chimps, as you'll see in this week's edition of "60 Minutes Overtime." You'll also see why a correspondent should never try to hold a baby chimp while shooting a television "stand-up."

(Editor's Note: The Jane Goodall Institute does not endorse handling or interfering with wild chimpanzees. The chimps being handled in this broadcast are orphans who live at a rehabilitation center.)

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by elderbigggs October 27, 2010 8:23 AM EDT
It's incredible How e-volutionist are always binine, How they can only see the good part of the relation and forget the malignant. The Ape that rapped off a woman's face earlier this year or the ape that attacked a police man and his vehicle last week.
'Yep Yogi, I have another Pic-ga-nic Basket BOO!'
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by horsehoney October 26, 2010 9:37 AM EDT
Thank you for honoring Jane Goodall and showing those who dont know her what a truly great human being looks like. And thanks for doing coverage of the plight of animals. Please please please cover the untold story in America of the murder of our heritage mustangs. BLM is wiping them out by the thousands and soon there will be none left. BLM is out of control. please cover this America needs to know.
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by Pebbles_B. October 25, 2010 4:45 PM EDT
While Jane Goodall first gained fame for her work with the chimps, her efforts to save them do not neglect the needs of people. Indeed, she understands that there is no hope for the chimps unless the people of the surrounding area have sustainable development. Before you criticize, you should familiarize yourself with the work of the Jane Goodall Institute:
http://www.janegoodall.org/about-jgi

It states its core values:
"Our Core Values
There are several core values that inform everything we do:
* We strive to respect, nourish and protect all living things; people, animals and the environment are all interconnected
* We believe that knowledge leads to understanding, and that understanding will encourage us to take action
* We believe that every individual has the ability to make a positive difference
* We believe that flexibility and open-mindedness are essential to enable us to respond to a changing world
* We require integrity and compassion in all that we do and say"

In addition, she founded Roots and Shoots, a global program for young people, immersing them in projects that benefit humanity and and the planet.
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/

"Roots & Shoots, a program of the Jane Goodall Institute, ... tak[es] action to improve our world through service learning projects that promote care and concern for animals, the environment and the human community."
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by love357890 October 24, 2010 8:45 PM EDT
I glad to see that Jane is still saving chimps, I mean they give her more love than people could and only the laws of nature or darwin theory of survival would take place if she was not there to help chase millions of natives off the land so that animals could have a home, better than people.

I love animals also, but when millions of people go hungry and without food and shelter and can not kill and live off the land than I think something wrong with the picture of heroism - NO WAY can I show gratitude to anyone who feels the need to save animals and ignore the plight and destruction of humanity. Go Jane GO, Run Jane RUN.
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by alpaga568 October 24, 2010 11:48 PM EDT
ove357890, are you going to feed millions of people in your lifetime? Are you going to feed even a few hungry people in your own town?
Every step matters. There is an inherent connection between man and nature. Animals play a great part in their role of maintaining the equilibrium of the planet, and all species are interconnected.
by no_nonesense October 25, 2010 1:49 AM EDT
love, you obviously lack understanding for the value of Goodall's works. Thank goodness for people like Jane who are selfless and dedicated to protecting the helpless from that terrible species known as man who holds the distinctions for greed and ignorance.

I guess you missed the part that told about mother chimps being slaughtered so their babies can be stolen and sold for big profits. Man is the only species that decimates for profit.

"when millions of people go hungry and without food and shelter and cannot kill and live off the land than I think something wrong with the picture of heroism " "...feels the need to save animals and ignore the plight and destruction of humanity.

Unfortunately, man is his own worst enemy; he would rather carry on for tradition sake than change for the greater good. Nature cannot survive the criminal mentality, selfishness, and ignorance of this wonton weapon of mass destruction.

Jane Goodall is not responsible for the plight of those "millions" without food and shelter, they are most likely the victim's of the likes of those who slaughter, rob, and decimate, and Jane cannot fix it. Your attitude is the same as all those who believe that the sacrifice and good works of other's on behalf of other species are of no value until the people problems are eradicated.
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