Gombe
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Shuaibu Mohammed, who lives in the north-eastern state of Gombe, said he was lucky to survive a snakebite 15 years ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
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
She finally landed in Gombe in the summer of 1960.
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
Then, when Hassan came to fetch me one evening, he told me that a message had come through on the radio with the news that I could now go to Gombe.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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