![]() ![]() SAGAL: Really? Do they ever accuse each other of being socialists? So like us, they have a dark side to their nature. GOODALL: And if they see one or two individuals from a neighboring social group, they are liable to attack them very seriously. GOODALL: Well, chimpanzees are very aggressively territorial. So the question is how do chimpanzees resolve disputes between groups, if they have a way? For example, as you know, or maybe you don't know because you travel so much, here in America the political situation has reached a complete impasse. We were wondering if you or the chimpanzees through you have anything to teach us. SAGAL: Now, you've observed so much about chimpanzees and you've advanced our understanding so much. And what did he do? He married that other stupid wimpy Jane. And of course, I fell passionately in love with this glorious being. And then, when I was 11, I read the book about Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Tarzan of the jungle. Doolittle who could speak animal language. GOODALL: Well, it started when I was a tiny child and, you know, then I found the books about Dr. SAGAL: How did you conceive that desire to go? I know a fair number of young women, but very few of them say that their real dream is to go to Africa and live with the chimpanzees. And he offered me this opportunity to study chimpanzees. And I got there when I was 23, with no degree or anything, and was fortunate enough to meet Louis Leakey, the famous anthropologist. I mean I had to save up, we didn't have any money. ![]() GOODALL: Well, I saved up and got to Africa. You went to Africa to be with the chimpanzees at a very young age. So one of the things that I did not know, I mean I knew that you were a world renowned primatologist, but I did not know that you began so early. And I think when I greet a captive group this way, they're not quite sure what to make of it and who's talking and who is she. And of course, in each group, they have their own particular dialect. But I sometimes do it, you know, with a captive group. GOODALL: I don't do it in the wild because we don't interact with them that way. SAGAL: When you do it, I'm assuming you've done it with the chimpanzees do they look at you funny? Like, who is that very strange looking chimpanzee? Who's out there? Who are you? And hello." And if you're lucky, you'll hear a chimpanzee greeting the day and basically saying, "This is me. You would hear it if you came with me to Gambia and climbed up the mountains and listened in the morning. It's called pantoot (ph), the distance greeting. SAGAL: But can you tell me what that means in chimpanzee? And we understand that you often greet audiences in chimpanzee language. ![]() We know that these days, instead of living with the chimpanzees, you travel around the world speaking to audiences about chimpanzees and the need to preserve them. SAGAL: So, we're very honored to have you with us. Jane Goodall, welcome to WAIT WAIT.DON'T TELL ME! Her presentation: Jane Goodall Live will be broadcast in move theaters all around the country on September 27th, but she joins us now. We think it's crazy she ever came back to live with us humans. In her 20s, our guest today left her native England to live among chimpanzees in the African jungle. PETER SAGAL, host: And now, the game where we invite on giants of their fields to answer tiny little questions. ![]()
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