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Jane Goodall, a conservationist known for chimpanzee research & environmental advocacy, dies at 91

Jane Goodall, a conservationist known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and environmental advocacy, has died. At 26 years old, Goodall lived among chimpanzees in Africa. She documented the animals using tools and doing activities previously thought to be exclusive to humans. Jane Goodall died of natural causes while on her speaking tour in California.
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