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Chimps, Humans, and Monkeys: What’s the Difference?

April 01, 2026 — It’s finally time to set the record straight: As much as we all love monkeys, Dr. Goodall’s studies and the work of the Jane Goodall Institute have primarily focused on chimpanzees, not monkeys. Now, I know your next question is probably, “But aren’t chimps the same thing as monkeys?” and the answer is, they are […]

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Get Your Chimpanzee Celebration On with Team Jane!

April 01, 2026 — CALLING ALL FRIENDS OF CHIMPANZEES! The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is so excited to join you in celebrating the very first annual World Chimpanzee Day coming up this July 14th! JGI, along with JGI’s Roots & Shoots program and many other NGOs across the globe, will celebrate this day in honor of the anniversary of the […]

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Meet Tchimpounga Sanctuary’s New Chimp: Kabi

April 01, 2026 — In equatorial Africa, chimpanzees once roamed freely in the millions and the sound of pant-hoots echoed through the forests. But as human populations grew, as did the demand for illegal bushmeat, and the fascination with keeping chimpanzees as illegal pets. As an endangered species, their numbers now are only close to 300,000. To work holistically […]

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Chimps Postpone Parenthood, Eat Monkeys & Catch Lethal Colds

April 01, 2026 — Genetically, chimpanzees and humans share 98.6% of our DNA, and our behaviors are more than a little alike as well. 60 years ago, our previous understanding of our relationship to the rest of the animal kingdom was forever redefined by the one and only Dr. Goodall. Since 1960, research in Gombe, Tanzania has been evolving […]

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Meet Tchimpounga Sanctuary’s New Baby Chimp: Vienna

April 01, 2026 — This past winter, Dr. Rebeca Atencia (director of the Jane Goodall Institute in Congo and head of JGI’s Tchimpounga sanctuary), received a call from the Ministry of Water and Forestry to report that a baby chimpanzee had been confiscated. For Rebeca, though these calls are never ones she wants to receive, it was bittersweet relief […]

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Tchimpounga’s Chimpanzee of the Month: B.A.!

April 01, 2026 — All of the chimpanzees of Tchimpounga have a different story – many are tragic, and almost all result in a rescue from either the illegal bushmeat or exotic pet trade. Many years ago, a diplomat received a chimpanzee as a gift. Luckily, this diplomat was aware that keeping a chimpanzee as a pet is a […]

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Pathogens, Primates & Human Populations, OH MY! An Interview with Thomas Gillespie

April 01, 2026 — When you have a cold, it’s pretty safe to say you likely have access to the resources you need to feel well again soon and not become a major threat to the human population. But what if all the medication and information on human health wasn’t as accessible or thoroughly researched as it is? For […]

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I Was Jane Goodall’s Student: The True Story Behind ‘Following Fifi’

April 01, 2026 — Imagine, as you might often do, crouching down next to a young Jane Goodall amidst the brush of the forests of Gombe, hearing the crunching of leaves in the human-like hands of our closest living relatives, the wild chimpanzees. For John Crocker, this is not an exercise of imagination, it is the story of his […]

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Tchimpounga’s Chimpanzee of the Month: Jack!

April 01, 2026 — Shy, Kind Jack In 2013, a car came to Tchimpounga sanctuary which held two wooden boxes. In one box was a chimpanzee named Doudou, and in the other box was Jack. The two chimpanzees came with ropes and chains around their necks, and were very hungry and afraid. Quickly, the JGI staff started their work […]

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Meet Tchimpounga Sanctuary’s New Baby Chimpanzee: Little George

April 01, 2026 — This is the story of a very special chimpanzee named George, and his long journey to his new home. Unfortunately, like thousands of other chimpanzees, George was stolen from his forest home and family for the illegal pet trade. Life for chimpanzees in Angola often very bad; the law protecting chimpanzees from the illegal trade […]

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