6 Chapter 5 Hugo Arrives

Chapter 5 Hugo Arrives National Geographic magazine wanted the world to know about Jane Goodall and the chimps of Gombe. The magazine hoped to publish an article as soon as possible—an article with photographs. In August 1963, Jane's first article appeared in the magazine. It was called "My Life Among Wild Chimpanzees." Jane could not take the photographs for the magazine herself. It was hard enough following

the chimps around with binoculars and taking notes. But she also was not eager for a photographer to come join her. Why? She was afraid that it would disrupt her work. The chimps were finally allowing her in their midst. She was able to get much closer to them—they were sometimes only yards away. In time, David Graybeard began coming to the camp to visit. He'd take handfuls of bananas from Jane. Soon, other chimps came, too. If a stranger suddenly appeared on the scene, the chimps were sure to be fearful and hide from Jane again. All the trust she had built would be destroyed. Jane's suggestion was for her sister, Judy, to join her in Gombe. Judy would take photos. Jane and Judy looked a lot alike. Jane figured that the chimps might accept her sister.

Having Judy's company was very welcome. The two sisters would go off together into the forests. Jane continued watching the chimps while Judy took photos. The trouble was, Judy's photos weren't good enough for magazines.

Once again, Louis Leakey found a way to help Jane. He arranged for a young photographer who worked for National Geographic to go to Gombe. His name was Hugo van Lawick. Hugo was interested in everything about the chimps. And Jane was wrong about how the chimps would react to Hugo. They didn't mind having him around. He was able to catch chimps patrolling their home range. He took pictures of two chimps in a fight to become the group leader. His photos were wonderful. In 1963, National Geographic magazine ran an article about Jane and the chimps. It was the first of many. Louis Leakey was very happy that such a famous magazine recognized the importance of Jane's work. However, Louis also wanted the

scientific world to accept Jane as an expert on chimpanzees. The fact that Jane didn't have a college degree worked against her. So Louis Leakey helped to get Jane admitted to Cambridge University in England. Cambridge is one of the finest universities in the world. Even though she had never gone to college, Jane was allowed to study for an advanced degree. Cambridge decided that her work with the chimps counted as a college degree. Of course, studying at Cambridge meant being gone for part of the year from Africa. Every day away was hard for Jane. But by 1965, Jane completed all the work for her doctorate. She was now Dr. Jane Goodall.

HUGO VAN LAWICK HUGO VAN LAWICK WAS BORN IN INDONESIA ON APRIL 10, 1937. HIS FAMILY WERE DUTCH ARISTOCRATS. HUGO WAS A BARON! LIKE JANE, HUGO WAS FASCINATED BY THE ANIMAL WORLD FROM THE TIME HE WAS A CHILD. HE, TOO, WANTED TO LIVE AMONG WILD CREATURES IN ORDER