Through the years 1965: Jane Goodall appears in the television special "Miss Goodall and the World of Chimpanzees," originally broadcast on CBS on Wednesday, December 22, 1965. Location: Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)
Through the years 1965: Jane Goodall appears in the television special "Miss Goodall and the World of Chimpanzees," originally broadcast on CBS on Wednesday, December 22, 1965. Location: Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)
Through the years 1965: Jane Goodall appears in the television special "Miss Goodall and the World of Chimpanzees," originally broadcast on CBS on Wednesday, December 22, 1965. Location: Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)
Through the years 1973: (L-R) Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick, Jane Goodall, appearing on the ABC TV special 'The Wild Dogs of Africa'. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) (Walt Disney Television Photo Arc/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years 1976: (L-R) Jane Goodall, Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick, appearing on the ABC TV special 'Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Lions of the Serengeti'. (Photo by American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images) (Walt Disney Television Photo Arc/ABC)
Through the years 2002: British environmentalist Jane Goodall poses for a portrait at the garden of Groningen University at the Sharing the Planet conference, June 14, 200,2 in Groningen, Netherlands. The conference deals with international sustainable development and is the beginning stages for the U.N. Environment meeting in Johannesburg, August 2002. (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images) (Michel Porro/Getty Images)
Through the years 2004: World-famous anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall arrives at the "In Defense Of Animals Guardian Awards Fundraiser" on October 20, 2004, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Through the years 2005: Scientist Jane Goodall attends a UN Messengers of Peace press conference at the United Nations on September 21, 2005, in New York City. The UN-sponsored panel, made up of people from the arts, music, literature and sports, discussed the current UN reforms. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images) (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
Through the years 2006: A Chimpanzee jumps at a glass screen as primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall holds a press conference at Taronga Zoo, July 14, 2006, in Sydney, Australia. Dr Goodall visited the zoo to raise awareness of the plight of wild Chimpanzees. The zoo's colony of Chimps includes several family groups, and three of the oldest Chimpanzees in zoos. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) (Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Through the years 2009: Primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall visits Barnes & Noble Union Square on September 3, 2009, in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Through the years 2010: Jane Goodall, former Miberva award winner and primatologist, poses during California first lady Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference 2010 on October 26, 2010, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Attendees to the conference include Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and candidates for California Governor, Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Through the years 2013: Jane Goodall, Grand Marshal of the 124th Rose Parade Presented By Honda, waves on the parade route on January 1, 2013, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Through the years 2016: Dr Jane Goodall poses at a reception in honor of Disney Conservation Fund's 20th Anniversary during Walt Disney World Awaken Summer event on April 18, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images) (Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
Through the years 2017: Dr. Jane Goodall speaks onstage during the 2017 Global Citizen Festival: For Freedom. For Justice. For All. in Central Park on September 23, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen) (Theo Wargo)
Through the years 2018: (L-R) Dr Jane Goodall and her son 'Grub' (Hugo Louis van Lawick) attend a special screening of BAFTA-nominated National Geographic documentary 'Jane' in her hometown at Odeon Bournemouth on January 9, 2018, in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for National Geographic ) (Jeff Spicer/Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Nat)
Through the years 2018: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jane Goodall speak onstage at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala at Jackson Park Ranch on September 15, 2018, in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation) (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Leonardo DiCapr)
Through the years 2019: Dr. Jane Goodall attends the TIME 100 Summit 2019 on April 23, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for TIME) (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for TIME)
Through the years 2019: Jane Goodall attends the National Geographic Documentary Films' premiere of "Sea of Shadows" at NeueHouse Los Angeles on July 10, 2019, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) (David Livingston/Getty Images)
Through the years 2023: Dr. Jane Goodall attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Apple TV+ Original Series "Jane" at the California Science Center on April 14, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
Through the years 2025: Ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House on January 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. President Biden is awarding 19 recipients with the nation's highest civilian honor. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
Through the years 2025: (L-R) Chef Jose Andres, and U2 singer Bono help ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall ahead of her reception of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House on January 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. President Biden is awarding 19 recipients with the nation's highest civilian honor. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
Through the years 2025: Tania Bryer and Dr. Jane Goodall onstage during the "In conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE" panel discussion on day two of SXSW London 2025 on June 03, 2025, in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for SXSW London) (John Phillips/Getty Images for SXSW London)
Through the years 2025: Jane Goodall speaks onstage at the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum 2025 at The Plaza Hotel on September 24, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies) (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Bloomberg Phila)