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 /ˌpraɪməˈtɒlədʒi/ · noun
- The scientific study of primates, including their behavior, social structures, evolution, and biology. Related: anthropology, zoology, mammalogy, ethology.
- 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 /rɪˈsɔːtʃ/ · noun, verb
- The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach a conclusion. The process of studying something carefully in order to discover new information or insights. Related: study, investigation, inquiry, analysis.
- WILDLIFE /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪl/ · noun
- Animals living in their natural state in a particular region or country. Related: fauna, animals, nature, wild.
- 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 has a professional or academic degree in a field of science, especially one who has a Ph.D. in a particular branch of science. Related: researcher, scholar, expert, specialist.
- OBSERVATION /ɒbzəˈveɪʃən/ · noun
- The act of noticing or paying attention to something, or a statement or fact that is observed. Related: notice, perception, sight, sensation.
- TOOLMAKING /tuːlməˈkeɪɪŋ/ · noun
- The art or process of making tools, especially by hand or using traditional techniques. Related: craftsmanship, woodworking, metalworking, fabrication.
- 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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