Jane Goodall: The Human Who Came Closest To Understanding Chimpanzee LanguageCurated By :News18.comLast Updated: October 02, 2025, 10:42 ISTGoodall began with one rule: say nothing, do nothing, just watch. Yet, within a few years, she was being described as the woman who could understand the very language of our closest relatives. Goodall didn’t learn a spoken tongue of chimps, because they don’t have one in the human sense. By patience, empathy, and careful observation, she came closer than any human has to understanding the language of chimpanzees. First Published: October 02, 2025, 10:42 ISTNews world Jane Goodall: The Human Who Came Closest To Understanding Chimpanzee LanguageDisclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.