Jane Goodall

"I've got different ideas of complete happiness. But one is being by myself out in a forest, completely happy. Another is walking with a dog in some nice place. And three is sitting around preferably a fire, but not necessarily, and drinking red wine with friends and telling stories."

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Source: Interview with Lauren Barker, theweekendedition.com.au. June 5, 2014.

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Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall

Primatologist, Ethologist, Anthropologist

Jane Goodall is a primatologist and conservationist known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and her advocacy for environmental protection.

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