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“The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living.”

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William Beebe was a renowned ornithologist, born on July 29, 1877, and died on June 4, 1962. His research in the field of ornithology was extensive, making significant contributions to the ecology and behavior of birds. more

“In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights, so too should we recognize the rights of the great apes? Yes.”

Thinking Should Humans Shows Term Kindness Rights Treats Human Rights Characteristics Consideration Apes Possessing Chimpanzees

Author:Jane Goodall

“Someday we shall look back on this dark era of agriculture and shake our heads. How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?”

Looks Ideas Grows Dark Eras Poison Shakes Someday Good Ideas Agriculture

Author:Jane Goodall

“Chimpanzees have given me so much. The long hours spent with them in the forest have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my understanding of human behavior, of our place in nature.”

Humans Long Given Understanding Hours Behavior Forests I Have Learned Human Behavior Chimpanzees Long Hours

Author:Jane Goodall

“My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature. And can I do that alone? No. So there is a whole army of youth that can do it. So I suppose my mission is to reach as many of those young people as I can through my own efforts.”

People World I Can Whole Young Can Do My Own Effort Youth Army Harmony Missions

Author:Jane Goodall

“Just remember--if you are really and truly determined to work with animals, somehow, either now or later, you will find a way to do it. But you have to want it desperately, work hard, take advantage of an opportunity--and never give up.”

Ifs Way Want Giving Hard Remember Opportunity Animal Hard Work Giving Up Advantage Determined Never Giving Up

Book:My Life with the Chimpanzees

Source: My Life with the Chimpanzees

“The least I can do is speak out for the hundreds of chimpanzees who, right now, sit hunched, miserable and without hope, staring out with dead eyes from their metal prisons. They cannot speak for themselves.”

I Can Eye Speak Can Do Right Now Prison Miserable Staring Metals Speaks Out Without Hope Chimpanzees

Book:Jane Goodall: 40 years at Gombe : a tribute to four decades of wildlife research, education, and conservation

Source: Jane Goodall: 40 years at Gombe : a tribute to four decades of wildlife research, education, and conservation

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