Jane’s Early Life
This stuffed animal, given to Jane by her father, sparked her lifelong love of chimpanzees.
What is Mortimer?
Jane worked as this type of employee before traveling to Africa, using the skill throughout her career.
What is a secretary?
Jane first began her chimpanzee research at this reserve in Tanzania.
What is the Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve?
Before she could study the chimps, Jane had to gain this—something that took great patience.
What is their trust?
Jane saw chimpanzees use these objects—previously thought to be used only by humans—to get termites.
What are tools?
This English town is where Jane grew up watching animals and exploring nature.
What is Bournemouth?
Jane saved money by working as this in order to fulfill her dream of going to Africa.
What is a waitress?
Due to government rules, Jane had to bring this family member with her to Gombe.
Who is her mother?
Long hours of watching without interfering demonstrated Jane’s skill in this form of scientific study.
What is observation?
The chimps would modify these by stripping leaves to create termite-fishing tools.
What are twigs (or stalks of grass)?
This book about a boy who talks to animals was one of Jane’s childhood favorites.
What is Dr. Dolittle?
This friend invited Jane to visit Kenya, making her dream trip possible.
Who is a childhood friend (the unnamed friend who invited her to Kenya)?
Jane and her mother lived in this type of shelter during the early months at Gombe.
What are canvas tents?
Jane communicated to her team and funders through these written daily records.
What are field notes?
After Jane’s discovery, this organization funded her research and photography efforts.
What is National Geographic?
This friend from Jane’s childhood, nicknamed “Ollie,” shared her early adventures.
Who is Olwyn?
The trip from England to Africa took almost a month because Jane traveled by this.
What is a boat?
This large African lake sits beside the Gombe research site.
What is Lake Tanganyika?
This quality, shown in the henhouse story, impressed Louis Leakey and helped qualify Jane for the job.
What is patience?
Louis Leakey famously said scientists must redefine this term because chimps were shown to use tools.
What is “man”?
(Accept: “What is human?”)
Jane spent hours hiding in this structure so she could learn how hens lay eggs.
What is a henhouse?
This famous anthropologist hired Jane after meeting her in Kenya.
Who is Louis Leakey?
This gentle chimpanzee was the first to accept Jane’s presence, allowing her research to progress.
Who is David Greybeard?
ane’s quiet, calm presence helped the chimps get used to her, a process known as this.
What is habituation?
This exact chimp was the first Jane observed fishing for termites with a tool.
Who is David Greybeard?