Dr. Goodall died at the age of 91 in late 2025. Learn about her life's work as a chimpanzee researcher and advocate here.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo is mourning the passing of two animals Monday afternoon. The zoo shared two photos in a Facebook post, honoring Sammy the chimpanzee and Sunny the kelp gull.

Famed primatologist Jane Goodall was renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees but dedicated her life to helping all wild animals and the natural world ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo bid goodbye to two beloved animals this weekend — a chimpanzee and a kelp gull. Sammy the chimpanzee turned 47 in June and had been at John Ball Zoo since ...

Obtained a doctorate without receiving a bachelor’s or master’s first. Was the first scientist to give names to her research subjects instead of the conventional practice of assigning them numbers.

Jane Goodall, the world’s most famous primatologist, died Wednesday at the age of 91, the Jane Goodall Institute announced on ...

Jane Goodall, the pioneering chimpanzee researcher who changed our understanding of what it means to be human, died while on tour in California at 91 years old. The Jane Goodall Institute posted a ...

Legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall has died, the conservation organization she founded announced on Oct. 1.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Chimpanzee from Zoo Knoxville has undergone what might be the first documented spinal surgery performed on its species after zookeepers noticed symptoms that led ...