Jane Goodall Word Search
Play a Jane Goodall word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: PRIMATOLOGY, CHIMPANZEE, TANZANIA, GOMBE, CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, WILDLIFE, ETHOLOGY, SCIENTIST, OBSERVATION, TOOLMAKING, FOREST.
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Jane Goodall word list, defined
- PRIMATOLOGY /praɪˈmɒlədʒi/ · noun
- The branch of biology that studies primates, including apes, monkeys, lemurs, and their ancestors. It examines their anatomy, evolution, behavior, ecology, and relationships with other organisms. Related: primate studies, primate biology, the study of primates.
- CHIMPANZEE /ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/ · noun
- A great ape native to the forests of central and western Africa, with black hair, long arms, and prominent ears, closely related to humans; also called the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Related: chimp, great ape.
- CONSERVATION /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/ (UK); /ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- The protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources, wildlife, or the environment; also the action of keeping something from being wasted, damaged, or lost. Related: preservation, protection, conservancy, safeguarding.
- RESEARCH /rɪˈsɜːrtʃ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, research means the systematic investigation of a subject or question. As a verb, it means to investigate a subject thoroughly or gather information about it. Related: study, investigation, inquiry, exploration.
- WILDLIFE /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ · noun
- Wild animals and plants collectively, especially those living freely in natural habitats. The term is also used for the animals of a particular region or ecosystem. Related: fauna, flora, natural world, wild nature.
- ETHOLOGY /ɪˈθɒlədʒi/ · noun
- The scientific study of animal behaviour, especially as it occurs naturally in the wild rather than in laboratory settings. It focuses on instinctive and evolved patterns of behaviour across species. Related: behavioural science, zoology, animal behaviour studies, natural history.
- SCIENTIST /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ · noun
- A person who studies a branch of science or works in scientific research. The term may also refer broadly to someone who uses scientific methods or specialized technical knowledge in a particular field. Related: researcher, investigator, academic, scholar.
- OBSERVATION /ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/ (British); /ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ (American) · noun
- The act of watching or noticing something carefully, or a fact or comment based on what has been noticed. In scientific and technical contexts, an observation is a recorded measurement or result obtained by examining something. Related: comment, remark, finding, noticing.
- TOOLMAKING /ˈtuːlmeɪkɪŋ/ · noun
- The making of tools, regarded as a craft, industry, branch of technology, or subject of historical study. The term can refer broadly to the production of implements or more specifically to the techniques used by prehistoric and early societies to shape tools from stone, bone, metal, and other materials. Related: tool manufacture, tool fabrication, tool crafting, tool production.
- FOREST /ˈfɒrɪst/ (UK), /ˈfɔːrɪst/ (US) · noun
- A large area of land covered with trees and undergrowth, especially one thick enough to form an ecosystem of its own; also, historically in Britain, land reserved for royal hunting. Related: woods, woodland, timberland, grove.
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