India, Oct. 1 -- Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher, has died, the Jane Goodall Institute announced in a Wednesday statement. She was 91 years old.

"The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States. Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the statement announcing her death read.

She died of natural causes. Born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on April 3, 1934, in London, Goodall was...