Gombe
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It was during her time in the rainforest reserve at Gombe, in Tanzania, when she stopped to spend time watching a male chimpanzee who was foraging.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
The anecdote speaks both to Goodall’s truly iconic status and to her unfussy, unbureaucratic and highly adaptable personality, which made her so well-suited to the work she did at Gombe.
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
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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