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Gombe National Park is located on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in the East African country of Tanzania. Learn more about the site. Photo: Lilian Pintea
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Meet some of the chimpanzees living in Gombe National Park. Photo: Ian Gilby
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Researchers have been studying the Gombe chimpanzees for over 50 years. Learn about some of the people and projects. Photo: Ian Gilby
Welcome to Gombe
Here you can take a journey with both researchers and chimpanzees to discover what a day in the life of a Gombe chimpanzee looks like and what it takes for researchers to follow and take note of their behavior. Researchers at Duke University work together with the Jane Goodall Institute to monitor, record, archive and analyze the lives of the approximately 100 chimpanzees who call Gombe National Park home. Read MoreResearcher Blog Posts
June 6, 2013 |
Another Piece of the Puzzle – by Emily Boehm
What miraculous tool of modern science do I wield to gain such insight? Feces, of course!
May 23, 2013 |
Small Field Miracles – by Emily Boehm
Three days in the field, and three little wonders to report.
Chimpanzees have given me so much. The long hours spent with them in the forest have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my understanding of human behavior, of our place in nature. Jane Goodall