<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>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.</p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68dd70b1e4f20b4966b05512/Naturalist-Jane-Goodall/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2215&amp;cropY1=2&amp;cropY2=1478" alt="Naturalist Jane Goodall" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">Goodall's passing was announced Wednesday. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images</small></div></div></figure>

<div class="key-facts-element"><p>Goodall died of natural causes, according to the institute, which was founded by the researcher in 1977 to support her work studying chimpanzees.</p></div><div class="key-facts-element"><p>Goodall was on a speaking tour in California at the time of her passing, the institute said.</p></div>

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Goodall is best known for her groundbreaking research into chimpanzee behavior and customs.{ai:summary}<p>Pioneering ethologist Jane Goodall has died of natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute announced.</p><p>She was on a speaking tour in California when she passed away; updates will follow. #science</p>

Jane Goodall Dies At 91, The Zoologist’s Institute Says

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