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必修4Unit1 ASTUDENTOFAFRICANWILDLIFE Itis5:45amandthesunisjustrisingoverGombeNationalParkinEastAfrica.Following Janeswayofstudyingchimps,ourgroupareallgoingtovisitthemintheforest.Janehasstudied thesefamiliesofchimpsformanyyearsandhelpedpeopleunderstandhowmuchtheybehavelike humans.Watchingafamilyofchimpswakeupisourfirstactivityoftheday.Thismeansgoing backtotheplacewhereweleftthefamilysleepinginatreethenightbefore.Everybodysitsand waitsintheshadeofthetreeswhilethefamilybeginstowakeupandmoveoff.Thenwefollow astheywanderintotheforest.Mostofthetime,chimpseitherfeedorcleaneachotherasawayof showingloveintheirfamily.Janewarnsusthatourgroupisgoingtobeverytiredanddirtyby theafternoonandsheisright.However,theeveningmakesitallworthwhile.Wewatchthemother chimpandherbabiesplayinthetree.Thenweseethemgotosleeptogetherintheirnestforthe night.Werealizethatthebondbetweenmembersofachimpfamilyisasstrongasinahuman family. NobodybeforeJanefully understoodchimpbehaviour.Shespentyearsobservingand recordingtheirdailyactivities.Sinceherchildhoodshehadwantedtoworkwithanimalsintheirownenvironment.However,thiswasnoteasy.WhenshefirstarrivedinGombein1960,itwasunusualforawomantoliveintheforest.Onlyafterhermothercametohelpherforthefirstfew monthswassheallowedtobeginherproject.Herworkchangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutchimps.Forexample,oneimportantthingshediscoveredwasthatchimpshuntandeatmeat.Until theneveryonehadthoughtchimpsateonlyfruitandnuts.Sheactuallyobservedchimpsasagrouphuntingamonkeyandtheneatingit.Shealsodiscoveredhowchimpscommunicatewitheachother,andherstudyoftheirbodylanguagehelpedherworkouttheirsocialsystem. Forforty yearsJaneGoodallhasbeenoutspokenaboutmakingtherestoftheworld understandandrespectthelifeoftheseanimals.Shehasarguedthatwildanimalsshouldbeleftinthewildandnotusedforentertainmentoradvertisements.Shehashelpedtosetupspecialplaceswheretheycanlivesafely.Sheisleadingabusylifebutshesays:OnceIstop,itallcomescrowdinginandIrememberthechimpsinlaboratories.Itsterrible.ItaffectsmewhenIwatchthew