Jane Goodall | Templeton Prize Conservationist Jane Goodall, known for groundbreaking studies on chimpanzees, awarded 2021, Templeton Prize
Washington/IBNS: Naturalist Jane Goodall, who is renowned for her studies on chimpanzees and her campaign for environmental causes, was Thursday named the winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize, which honours people whose work throughout their life embodies science and spirituality.
Jane Goodall received the 2021 Templeton Prize in celebration of her remarkable career, which arose from and was sustained by a keen scientific and spiritual curiosity, according to a release on the website of Templeton Prize.
"Her groundbreaking discoveries have changed humanity’s understanding of its role in an interconnected world, and her advocacy has pointed to a greater purpose for our species in caring for life on this planet," the release read.
The famed conservationist was born in London in 1934.
In 1957, she travelled to Kenya and met the renowned anthropologist and paleontologist Louis Leakey.
In 1960, at his invitation, she started her study of chimpanzees in what is now Tanzania. Her study is considered groundbreaking as it revealed several unknown facts about the chimpanzees, like they are omnivores and not herbivores as they were thought to be earlier.
She was also the first to learn that chimpanzees are capable of activities like creating tools, previously believed to be only in the realm of humans.
"She founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 to continue her work to study and protect chimpanzees while also improving the lives of local communities through education and training," the release read.
Through her organizations, she has saved thousands of animals and inspired millions of people around the world to take action in their communities, it added, lauding her works that span nearly six decades.
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