Jane Goodall passed away last week at the age of 91. She was a pioneer in the study of chimpanzees. She went to Tanzania in her early twenties and started living with wild chimpanzees. She changed the way scientists looked at animals and humans. Scientists used to think that only humans could use tools. Goodall discovered that chimpanzees used tools to get food. Scientists thought that only humans had complex emotions. Goodall discovered that chimpanzees showed love and played together. They had friends and enemies. Mothers had close bonds with their babies. Chimpanzees even went to war and killed other chimpanzees. Goodall showed us that chimpanzees are almost human.   (109 words)

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