Online Resources
For further learning about chimpanzees and other related topics, we recommend these resources:
- The Jane Goodall Institute
- Google Maps โ Walk in Jane Goodallโs Footsteps
- Virtual Exhibit: National Geographicโs Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall
- Primate Education Network
- Lincoln Park Zooโs ChimpCARE
- โChimps Should Be Chimpsโ interactive storybook
- NAPSA โ North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance
- PASA โ Pan African Sanctuary Alliance
Speaker Requests
Interested in having a Chimp Haven spokesperson speak to your group or event? Please fill out the Chimp Haven Speaker Request Form and we’ll be in touch! (Please note that while virtual speaker options are available, we do not currently have the capability to live stream chimpanzee areas from the sanctuary.) Please submit speaker requests at least two weeks prior to your program date. Speakers are offered as a free benefit to the community; however, donations to Chimp Haven are appreciated.
Reading List
This is a small selection on the many available works on chimpanzees. Many of these authors have multiple books to their credit.ย Please consult your favorite book stores and sites for additional recommendations, reviews, and newly published works.
Family-Friendly
The Watcher:ย Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps
Jeanette Winter
My Life with the Chimpanzees
Jane Goodall
The Chimpanzee Family Book
Jane Goodall
How to Speak Chimpanzee
Richard Brassey
Fiction
Hurt Go Happy
Ginny Rorby
Non-fiction
In the Shadow of a Man
Jane Goodall
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex Among Apes
Frans DeWaal
Chimps of Fauna
Andrew Westoll
The Chimpanzee Chronicles: Stories of Heartbreak and Hope from Behind the Bars
Debra Rosenman
Non-fiction Science-based Works
The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior
Jane Goodall
The Care and Management of Captive Chimpanzees
Edited by Linda Brent
The Mind of the Chimpanzee:ย Ecological and Experimental Perspectives
Edited by Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Tetsuro Matsuzawa and Stephen R. Ross