Jane Goodall's account of her life among the wild chimpanzees of Gombe is one of the most enthralling stories of animal behavior ever written. Her adventure began when the famous anthropologist Louis Leakey suggested that a long-term study of chimpanzees in the wild might shed light on the behavior of our Stone Age ancestors. Accompanied by only her mother and her African assistants, she set up camp in the remote Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania. For months the project seemed hopeless; out in the jungle from dawn until dark, she had but fleeting glimpses of frightened animals. At last came the day when she was accepted and no longer feared. She was able to record previously unknown behavior, such as the use--and even the making--of tools, until then believed to be an exclusive skill of man. As she came to know the chimps as individuals, she deciphered their complicated social hierarchy, their rituals, and many other extraordinary behaviors, which have forever changed our understanding of the profound connection between humans and chimpanzees."In the Shadow of Man" is "one of the Western world's great scientific achievements" (Stephen Jay Gould) and a vivid, essential journey of discovery for each new generation of readers.

珍·古道爾博士(Dr·JaneGoodall)，國際著名動物行為學傢。

為瞭觀察黑猩猩，26歲時她就來到非洲的原始森林，度過瞭40年的野外生涯，積纍瞭關於黑猩猩的習性、行為 等方麵大量珍貴的科研數據，重新改寫瞭動物及人類自身的定義。

多年來，珍·古道爾博士一直投身於動物保護方麵的工作，1986年她齣版瞭轟動西方科學界的著作《岡比的黑猩猩》；1977年創立瞭珍·古道爾研究會；1991年創立瞭根與芽環境教育以及人道主義教育項目。現年74歲的她依 然奔走於世界各地，呼籲人們保護野生動物，保護地球的環境。