Santa Clara University
October 8, 2007
World famous biologist Jane Goodall gave a lecture in the Mayer Theater at Santa Clara University. She began her lecture with a chimpanzee vocal greeting which pleased everyone! We learned about her early childhood curiosity about animals and her desire to meet and work for Louis Leakey the world famous paleoanthropologist. She told amazing stories about her decades long work studying chimpanzee behavior at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania. Her earliest breakthrough was discovery of tool use in non-human primates- chimps using a long blade of grass to fish termites out of a termite mound. She concluded her talk with an appeal to save the planet from destruction. She is hopeful that humankind will find a way to do this. Pictured from left to right in the front row: Michael Chu, Niki Chow, Allison Arnstein, Malaura Mudwilder, Mr. Hammack, Shannon Garner, Jane Goodall, Kirsti Williams, Sarah West, Katie Judson, Julia Swayne, Christina West. Pictured from left to right in the back row: Storm Slivkoff, Arun Prasad, Eric Odell, Bobby Tchelepi, Kevin Murphy, Jacob Finkle, Artin Soroosh, Ian Barth, Leon Kong, Jack Chang, Ben Karin, Sara Silberstein, Engue Naveau, Will Fales, Sarah Collonge, Careen Ingle.