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What separates us from chimpanzees?

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Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world.

Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world.

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Jane Goodall

Primatologist, conservationist

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Dubbed "the woman who redefined man" by her biographer, Jane Goodall has changed our perceptions of primates, people and the connection between the two.

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