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Video: Jane Goodall Asks What Separates Us From Chimpanzees?

Jane Goodall says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world.

October 18, 2025 · 7 Comments

Michael Simms: Serene Gorilla in a Cloud of Butterflies

Her name is Malui and she is walking through a cloud of butterflies she’s disturbed.

October 5, 2025 · 40 Comments

Video: Chimps have feelings and thoughts. They should also have rights

Chimpanzees are people too, you know. Ok, not exactly. But lawyer Steven Wise has spent the last 30 years working to change these animals’ status from “things” to “persons.”

May 29, 2021 · 2 Comments

Jane Goodall: Humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19

The famous primatologist calls for an overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemic.

June 12, 2020 · 2 Comments

Akashinga “The Brave Ones”: Nature Protected by Women

A growing body of evidence suggests that empowering women is the single biggest force for positive change in the world today.

November 9, 2019 · 1 Comment

Jane Goodall: A Prayer for Peace

We pray to the great Spiritual Power in which we live and move and have our being. We pray that we may at all times keep our minds open to … Continue reading

July 2, 2017 · 1 Comment

Video: Jane Goodall On Instinct

In this short animated video, Jane Goodall talks about how she made groundbreaking discoveries about the behavior of chimpanzees when she was only in her 20s — and without any … Continue reading

August 13, 2016 · 1 Comment

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