Jane Goodall & Dian Fossey

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If there's one thing in her long life that Jane Goodall, world-famous behavioural scientist, will never forget, it's the moment that David Greybeard, a wild chimpanzee, took her hand. For two years the young woman had been following these shy animals, in Gombe, right in the heart of Africa. At long last her endurance is rewarded: She manages to gain their trust and obtain some spectacular new insights into their behaviour. Jane finds a kindred spirit in Dian Fossey, a fellow scientist who studies the behaviour of mountain gorillas. The two women dedicate their entire lives to the study of these primates - and Dian will eventually lose hers while fighting for the protection of the African gorillas. Together with author Maja Nielsen Jane Goodall retraces her steps and tells about her fascinating experiences as a behavioural scientist and about the fight to save the primates. This is a moving book, for readers of every age, that will take you to the world of the primates in the wild heart of Africa.