Cascades Africa Safaris

01/02/2025

Masai Mara National Reserve

12/07/2024

The king of the jungle.

10/07/2024

Safari o'clock

11/11/2023

! When Jane first arrived in Kenya to visit a family friend, she was thrilled to finally be living among African wildlife. By chance, she met Dr. Louis Leakey — famed paleoanthropologist — who luckily needed a secretary. Coincidence or fate may have it that Jane had a secretarial degree! Working for Leakey, he recognized her tenacity and her breadth of self-taught animal knowledge. He saw her potential and assigned her to study chimpanzees in Tanzania — despite not having a formal college degree. Leakey appreciated her fresh insight, unfiltered by academia. However, after her findings caught the attention and critique of the wider scientific community, he decided that a PhD in ethology — the study of animal behavior — from Cambridge University would be an important next step in increasing her credibility, opportunities, and learning!

Though Jane's story is pretty exceptional (and it's important to remember how we can create more equitable opportunities for all in research and beyond), it's a good reminder to follow the advice of Vanne, Dr. Goodall's mother: "Take advantage of every opportunity. Work very hard, and never give up."

30/07/2023

Spectacular

30/07/2023

28/07/2023

08/06/2023