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Pioneering ethologist and animal rights activist Jane Goodall has died, according to a statement from the Jane Goodall Institute, which said it learned of her passing Wednesday morning.
Goodall’s passing was announced Wednesday. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Goodall died of natural causes, according to the institute, which was founded by the researcher in 1977 to support her work studying chimpanzees.
Goodall was on a speaking tour in California at the time of her passing, the institute said.
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