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1、EARTHKEEPERHERO:JANEGOODALL"Ihadawonderfulsupportivemother.SheencouragedmetofollowmyridiculousdreamtogotoAfricaandlivewithanimalsbecauseIwasinlovewithTarzanandveryjealousofTarzan'sJane.Everyoneelselaughedatmebutshesaid'Jane,ifyoureallywantsomething,youworkhard,takeadvan
2、tageofopportunity,andnevergiveup.Youwillfindaway.'"IwasfortunateenoughtomeetthelateLouisLeakey,whogavemethisamazingchancetogoandtrytofindoutabouttheWildChimpanzees,ourclosestlivingrelativesintheanimalworld."Thatstudybeganinthe60sandisnowinit's43rdyear.WhenIgobackthere,I
3、seesomechimpanzeesthatIknewinthesixties,andoneindividual,hernameisFifi.ShewasalittlebabywhenIarrivedin1960andshe'sabout43yearsoldnow,she'sthematriarchofhercommunity.She'shadaverysuccessfulreproductivecareer.WhenIgothereandIlookintohereyes,thisgrandoldlady,Ithink'thisism
4、yoldestchimpanzeefriend,andsheandIsharecertainmemoriesofthoseearly60sthatnootherbeingintheworldsharesbecausethey'renotthereanymore.'AndwhenIlookintothoseeyes,IknowI'mlookingintotheeyesofathinking,feelingbeing.ButI'llneverknowwhatshethinksaboutme.It'salwaysamystery,there
5、'salwayssomethingtolearn.Wehaven'tfinishedlearningaboutthisoneamazingpopulationofchimpanzees."WhenIfirstwenttoCambridgeUniversitytogetmyPh.D.,Iwasgreetedwithalmosthostilitybymycolleaguesthere:bytheprofessorsandbymyfellowstudents.Theywereallbusystudyinganimalbehaviorinth
6、elab.Lotsofthemwerestickingelectrodesintoanimals'heads.Theyweredoingother,ratherunpleasantthingslikecuttingouttheovariesofanimals,likedeafeningchickens,likeblindingkittensto'findouthowtheyworked.'AndIwastold,firstofall,Ishouldn'thavenamedthechimpanzees,Ishouldhavegivent
7、hemnumbers;itwasmorescientific.Icouldn'ttalkabouttheirpersonalities;onlyhumanshadpersonalities.Icertainlycouldn'ttalkaboutthemhavingmindscapableofrationalthought,eventhoughitwasdemonstrated,asKensaid,thattheyusedandevenmadetools,rippingleavesofftwigsandusingobjectsinman
8、ydifferentways.Butonlyhumanshadmindscapableofrationalthought.Worstofallwastalkingaboutanimalshavingemotions;th
