Jane Page #2
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- Year:
- 2017
- 90 min
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and tireless observation,
I had been rewarded.
And gradually I was able to
penetrate further and further
human had explored before.
The world of the
wild chimpanzees.
Finally, I was
allowed to observe the
chimpanzees closely.
I learned that chimpanzees
spend long hours
in grooming sessions.
They, like us, need friendly
contact and reassurance.
As I got to know them as
individuals I named them.
David Greybeard, with
his calm and dignified
personality and often
he was accompanied
by the top ranking male
at the time, Goliath.
Mr. McGregor, a somewhat
belligerent old male,
and then there was Flo,
with her bulbous nose and
ragged ears along with
Staring into
the eyes of a chimpanzee,
I saw a thinking,
reasoning personality
looking back.
I was learning from some
of the most fascinating
creatures of our times.
And I realized that they
were all part of one group.
A community.
And the more I learned,
the more I realized how like
us they were in so many ways.
At that time in the early
1960's it was held at
least by many scientists
that only humans had minds.
Only humans were capable
of rational thought.
Fortunately, I had not
been to university, and I
did not know these things.
I felt very much as though
beings capable of joy and
sorrow, fear, and jealousy.
Louis Leakey sent me to Gombe
because he believed that an
understanding of chimpanzees
in the wild would help him to
better guess how our Stone Age
ancestors may have behaved.
It had long been thought
that we were the only
creatures on earth that used
and made tools.
Man the toolmaker is
how we were defined.
And here was David
Greybeard using a tool.
It was hard for me to
believe what I had seen.
A few days later I watched
spellbound as chimps set
off to a termite mound,
picked a small leafy
twig, then stripped
it of its leaves.
That was object modification.
The crude beginning
of tool making.
It had never been seen before.
When I telegramed the news to
Louis Leakey he responded that
we must now redefine man
or accept chimpanzee's as human.
My observations at Gombe would
challenge human uniqueness and
whenever that happens...
there is always
a violent uproar.
There were some who would try to
discredit my observations
because I was a young,
untrained girl and should,
therefore, be disregarded.
The result of it all, however,
was that Louis was able
National Geographic Society
to continue my study.
In addition, they would be
sending out a photographer
to document the chimpanzees.
Hi, I'm Jane.
-Hugo
Jane, for someone who
enjoyed your solitude,
were you concerned
about bringing another
person into your...
-Yeah.
No, I wasn't
particularly happy, but
it was part of the deal.
Geographic funds you.
They must cover the research.
It was my project.
And he came to, you know,
document my project.
And I just didn't want
anybody coming into
my little paradise.
What were your
first impressions of Hugo?
-Well, Hugo smoked.
And all the butts on
the floor, oh I have
always hated smoking.
And he was a perfectionist.
It drove me nuts.
But at the same time, you know,
he was a nice looking guy and
his voice was quiet.
films that he'd made and his
childhood and how he
photograph animals.
So we had a lot in common.
And I think it was pretty
obvious to me right from the
start that I was a subject of
interest as well as the chimps.
One day we were greeted
with fantastic news.
my tent and had taken some
bananas left from my supper.
Perhaps he would come again.
And so the next day,
Hugo and I waited.
As the hours went by, I
began to fear that the
chimp wouldn't come.
Then a black shape
appeared on the other
side of the clearing.
I recognized him at once.
It was David Greybeard.
For months the chimps had been
running off when they saw me.
Now one had actually
visited my camp.
After that I always had a
supply of bananas ready.
camp looking for bananas.
And gradually they allowed
me to get closer and closer.
It was absolutely thrilling to
have the chimpanzees so close,
but the bananas feedings
were not without problems.
As they lost their fear of
to be unconscionable thieves.
cloths from the kitchen,
shirts and pillows,
and cardboard boxes-
wonderful things to chew on.
No longer did the chimpanzees
arrive in small quiet parties.
Instead, they invaded
our camp in huge groups and
aggressive competition between
chimpanzees increased.
Occasionally, we
had to seek shelter.
And the aggression
became more serious.
In order to stop the
aggression, we decided to
create the feeding station.
With the hope that it would
control their aggressive
tendencies and bring peace.
Now, using hand operated steel
feeding in an organized way.
As a result, we were able
to make closer observations
than ever before.
Old Flo was easy to
identify, she had a bulbous
nose and ragged ears.
Flo was the top ranked
female of her community
the other females.
But none of the adult males.
For in chimpanzee society
males are the dominant sex.
One day she came to camp
with a pink swelling
on her backside.
It was a sign that she
was ready for mating.
Many of the males
quickly realized and
began their pursuit.
She was followed by a
long line of suitors.
It was from Flo
not just have one mate.
She allowed them all
to mate with her.
And Fifi hated it.
It must
have been exciting to have
shared your passions.
-No, that's right.
nature and we both loved
the work we were doing.
We just got on very well.
Hugo's time in Gombe
was almost over.
I cared for him, and I
knew that I would miss him,
but then after he had left I
received a telegram.
When you and
Hugo decided to get married,
what were your plans?
You know honestly, we
didn't really make long term
plans, we really didn't.
We just wanted to go back
to Gombe and make films.
When we returned to Gombe,
there was wonderful news.
Flo gave birth to a son.
I called him Flint.
When Flint was born it gave
Hugo and I the opportunity to
initiate a study that could
last 50 years.
And it was the first time
an infant chimpanzee and the
relationship between parent
so closely in the wild.
As a mother Flo was
affectionate,
tolerant, and nurturing
and used distraction
rather than punishment
Fifi soon became
utterly preoccupied
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