Jane Goodall was born to Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall Margaret Myfanwe Joseph. Mortimer worked as a businessman, while Margaret was a novelist. Jane's family lived their mother's childhood home in Bournemouth, England. Jane loved animals as a child. When she was one years old, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee, in favor of a baby chimpanzee born at the London Zoo. That sparked her interest in animals.
Jane Goodall was born to Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall Margaret Myfanwe Joseph. Mortimer worked as a businessman, while Margaret was a novelist. Jane's family lived their mother's childhood home in Bournemouth, England. Jane loved animals as a child. When she was one years old, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee, in favor of a baby chimpanzee born at the London Zoo. That sparked her interest in animals.