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Renowned British chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

British anthropologist Jane Goodall holds a baby Cariblanco monkey in Santiago, on November 23, 2013. [Hector Tetamal, AFP]

British primatologist Jane Goodall, who transformed the study of chimpanzees and became one of the world's most prominent wildlife advocates, has died at the age of 91, her institute announced Wednesday.

Goodall "passed away due to natural causes" while in California on a speaking tour of the United States, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a statement on social media.

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