The Awful Thing Is We Don't Respect

That's What Keeps Me Going. Everywhere I Go There Are Young People With Shining Eyes Wanting To Tell Me, "dr. Jane, We're Going To Make The World A Better Place."

Chimpanzees Are Incredibly Intelligent. They Can Learn More Than 400 Signs Of American Sign Language. They Have Memories For Spatial Distribution, Like Numbers On A Tv Screen, Way Better Than Ours. You Come Onto The Emotions: Happiness, Sadness, Fear, And Despair - All The Things For Which I Was Accused Of Being Anthropomorphic When I Ascribed Them To Chimpanzees.

I Learnt From Flo How To Be Mother. Flo Was Patient, Tolerant. She Was Supportive. She Was Always There. She Was Playful. She Enjoyed Having Her Babies, As Good Mothers Do.

I See That Within Each Human Being There Are Two Extremes: There's The Loving, The Passionate, Altruistic Side That Has Evolved With Us, And Then There's The Violent, Brutal Side That Has Evolved With Us. The Question For Each Individual Is: Which Side Is Going To Come Out On Top?

When I Began In 1960, Individuality Wasn't An Accepted Thing To Look For; It Was About Species-specific Behaviour. But Animal Behaviour Is Not Hard Science. There's Room For Intuition.