(FOX NEWS) – Jane Goodall, the trailblazing primatologist who
taught the world about chimpanzees and their striking similarities
to humans, has died.
Her death was announced by her foundation, the Jane Goodall
Institute (JGI), on Wednesday.
According to the organization, Goodall passed away "due to
natural causes."
This photo provided by Guinness World Records shows
Pearl, the world’s shortest living dog, with Reginald, the
world’s tallest living dog, both certified by Guinness World Records, during a playdate in Idaho Falls, Idaho, April 5,
2025. (Natalie Behring/Guinness World Records via AP)
The pair, while an unlikely duo, got along surprisingly
well during their two-day visit, according to Pearl’s
owner, Vanesa Semler.
"For me, [it] was a huge, pleasant surprise from day
one because Reggie is like Pearl in [a] bigger size,"
Semler said. "He is so gentle, so friendly."
Reggie’s owner, Sam Johnson Reiss, said the Great
Dane is more of a people person but enjoyed the
playdate.
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On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh, 54.
In 1863, Bergh had been appointed by President Abraham
Lincoln to a diplomatic post at the Russian court of Czar
Alexander II. It was there that he was horrified to witness
work horses beaten by their peasant drivers.
On his way back to America, a June 1865 visit to the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in London
awakened his determination to secure a charter not only to
incorporate the ASPCA but to exercise the power to arrest
and prosecute violators of the law.
http://aspca.org
Henry Bergh (August 29, 1813 – March 12, 1888)
