can we help? do we leave the answer to politicians and scientists, or can you or i change things? some people help in important ways. Jane goodall arrived at lake tanganyika, in east africa, when she was twenty-six years old. she wanted to learn about chimpanzees. at first, the chimpanzees ran away when they saw her. but after some time they began to come near her. she gave them names. she watched them and wrote about them. she taught other scientists about them. then she helped to protect chimpanzees and their habitats - and the habitats of other animals in africa.