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Remembering "hero" conservationist Dame Jane Goodall

Tributes from around the world are being paid to Dame Jane Goodall, who has died at the age of 91.

Jame was a conservationist who spent six decades studying chimpanzees and other apes in the wild and also dedicated much of her life to protecting the natural world.

She made some incredible discoveries during her life, including becoming the first person to record witnessing an animal using a tool - a large male chimpanzee, who she had nicknamed David Greybeard, digging termites out of a mound with a stick.

Celebrities, wildlife charities, royals and former presidents have all come together to celebrate her life and express their sadness at her passing.

Naturalist Chris Packham said that she was one of his heroes, calling her "revolutionary" and "remarkable".

"To have lost a hero at a time when we need all of them on the frontline fighting for life on earth is a tragedy," he said

Former US president Barack Obama said Jane "opened doors for generations of women in science".

With footage from 'Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees', National Geographic Society/Walper Productions.

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