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Gombe

British  
/ ˈɡɒmbeɪ /

noun

  1. a state of Nigeria, in the NE. Capital: Gombe. Pop: 2 353 879(2006). Area: 18 768 sq km (7246 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Her work in Gombe went on to show that chimps also form strong family bonds - and even that they engage in warfare over territory.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025

In 1960, during her first year at Gombe, Goodall observed a chimpanzee she called David Greybeard carefully strip a twig of leaves and use it to root out tasty termites from a mound.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025

In the meantime, she had met and in 1964 married Hugo Van Lawick, a gifted filmmaker who had traveled to Gombe to make a documentary about her chimp project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

They did the same with 14 male chimps from two communities at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 12, 2024

It was when I first set foot on the shingle and sand beach of Chimpanzee Land—that is, Gombe National Park.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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