Jane Goodall in bricks: Lego also celebrates the chimpanzee lady who spent her entire life serving animals and nature who recently passed away at the age of 91. The set ‘Tribute to Jane Goodallinitially produced in 2022, returns to the limelight in a renewed guise, in honor of this wonderful woman who will be greatly missed.
Who was Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall she was a revolutionary ethologist and anthropologist, who dedicated her entire life to research, animal protection and the defense of nature. Having first arrived in Tanzania in 1960, she spent years among chimpanzees, documenting what no one had ever observed before.
The woman made very important discoveries about animals with her intelligence and dedication alone. Among other things, he demonstrated that chimpanzees not only built nests in trees to sleep in, but also used tools to obtain food, an ability that until then had been thought to be uniquely human.
These observations sparked a true revolution in the scientific world, opening doors in the understanding of animal behavior and our own evolutionary past that until then we didn’t even know existed.
But not only that: his discoveries, forever changing our view of chimpanzees, have also changed the scientific community’s beliefs on our relationships with the rest of living beings, breaking cultural as well as purely technical barriers.
It is no coincidence that, despite having no academic qualification, she nevertheless obtained a doctorate in ethology from theUniversity of Cambridgethanks to the support of his mentor, Louis Leakeywho had entrusted her with that research that no one had ever had the courage to undertake.
Last October 1st, at the age of 91, this wonderful woman passed away, leaving an enormous legacy, a burning fire that no one will ever be able to put out again.
The Lego set
Lego also wants to celebrate this revolutionary scientist, with ‘Tribute to Jane Goodall‘, set of 276 pieces also suitable for children over 10 years, 12 cm high and comes with a minifigures Of Jane Goodall and the characters of 3 chimpanzees.
The detailed LEGO® Jane Goodall Tribute building kit (40530) pays homage to the work done by one of the world’s most famous ethologists and conservationists – reads the product page – Jane’s pioneering studies of chimpanzees in the wild began 60 years ago in Tanzania and revolutionized our beliefs about both chimpanzees and humans. Now you can celebrate their commitment with a model rich in detail and perfect for both play and display
The company specifies that several elements of the set have been made with sustainable materials, in particular with a plastic of plant origin produced using sugar cane which in turn comes from sustainable sources. The set is sold for 22.99 euros.
