Jane Goodall: Primatologist and Conservationist

Jane Goodall: Primatologist and Conservationist — page 9
Goodall but didn't run away even as several other chimps with him fled While Goodall watched David carefully and purposefully poked a long stem of dried grass into a hole in the termite mound When he pulled the grass up a moment later the stem was coated with clinging termites which Goodall later learned are among chimps favorite foods David nibbled off the insects and reinserted the grass probe For nearly an hour she watched him fishing for termites Later when his grass stem broke he selected another stouter twig stripped it of leaves Chimps may spend up to four hours a day fishing for termites which provide needed minerals fat and protein 12