Why was the work of Jane Goodall so significant?

Jane Goodall is an expert on wild chimpanzees. Recognized for her ground breaking discoveries about their behavior - she discovered that chimpanzees make tools, eat and hunt for meat, and have similar social behavior to humans - she completely transformed our understanding of our closest relative in the animal kingdom.

In the years to date, her research in a Tanzanian chimpanzee community has revolutionized our view of these primates - our closest relatives - and challenged deep-seated ideas about what it means to be human.