Deaths So Far (and it's just July)

[IceWizard]

OCTOBER




Jane Goodall in 1965

Jane Goodall, the legendary zoologist who dedicated her life's work to the
study of chimpanzees, died from natural causes on Oct. 1. She was 91.
Born in London in 1934, Goodall began researching chimps in what is
now Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park in 1960, kicking off a lifelong
career that revolutionized primatology. Goodall's research revealed that
chimps are capable of using tools to fish for ants, that they hunt and
eat smaller primates, and that they would sometimes cannibalize their
own in acts of aggression. Goodall also advocated against animal testing
in medical research, warned of climate change's dangerous effects on
wildlife, and promoted a meatless diet, penning the vegan cookbook
Eat Meat Less in 2021. Goodall published over two dozen books in her
lifetime, and also participated in a number of documentaries, including
2010's Jane's Journey and 2017's Jane. Goodall also voiced herself in
episodes of The Wild Thornberrys and The Simpsons, and was the
inspiration for Stevie Nicks' 1994 song "Jane."