![]() ![]() ![]() Jane “wants to do something to make the world better,” said Goodall, who lent her imprimatur to the show and had final approval on all its scripts. (The series is filmed mostly in Canada, but some episodes were shot on location in Africa and Costa Rica.) Each half-hour episode focuses on an endangered species - this first season, they include polar bears, blue whales, giant golden-crowned flying foxes and honeybees - and a research question that Jane is trying to answer: Why do whales sing? Why are worker bees disappearing? What young Jane has most in common with Goodall, however, are her interest in nature and her commitment to take direct action in wildlife conservation. That tribute is echoed in the name of Jane’s human best friend, David (Mason Blomberg), a boy who accompanies her on her adventures. In the series, the toy is called Graybeard, a homage to the real David Graybeard, “the chimp who first let me into chimp society,” Goodall said. ![]()
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