“Iimpumelelo zakhe zingaphaya kweeparamitha zemveli zophando lwezenzululwazi ukuchaza imbono yethu yokuba kuthetha ukuthini ukuba ngumntu. Izinto azifumeneyo ziye zayiguqula ngokunzulu indlela ihlabathi elibujonga ngayo ubukrelekrele bezilwanyana zaza zakhulisa ukuqonda kwethu uluntu ngendlela ethobayo nephakamisayo,” utshilo uHeather.

Ngoku phantse iminyaka engama-61 ukususela oko uJane waqalisa uphando lwakhe ngeetshimpanzi eGombe National Park eNtshona Tanzania, izinto ezininzi zenzululwazi ngeeprimates zenzeke eAfrika nakwihlabathi liphela ukuhlonipha umsebenzi wakhe wophando.

Iinzame zakhe zaba ngumnqweno wobomi bonke, nto leyo eyakhokelela kutshantliziyo olubanzi olunxulumene nenkxalabo yokugawulwa kwamahlathi, urhwebo lwenyama yasehlathini, ukubanjiswa kwezilwanyana eziphilayo, kunye nokutshatyalaliswa kwendawo yokuhlala.

Ukubhiyozela iminyaka engama-60 yesiganeko esibalulekileyo sophando lweetshimpanzi zikaJane Goodall e-Afrika kulo nyaka uphelileyo, urhulumente waseTanzania wayezinikele kwiinzame zakhe zolondolozo lwezilwanyana zasendle ukuqinisekisa ukusinda kweechimpanzi, esona zalamane zisondeleyo ebantwini.

Ngenxa yezifundo zakhe zantlandlolo, abaphandi kwamanye amaziko amaninzi bayaqhubeka nokwenza ucazululo lokuqhawula indlela enxulumene nokuziphatha kweetshimpanzi kwaye bafumanisa izinto ezintsha kule ndawo.

Namhlanje, uphando lweGombe lubonelela ngombono obanzi malunga neemvakalelo, izimilo, kunye nentlalo yezalamane zabantu ezisondeleyo. I-Gombe National Park yenye yeepaki zezilwanyana zasendle e-Afrika kwaye yohlukile kunye noluntu lwe-chimpanzee kunye nepaki efanelekileyo yokundwendwela.