对此持怀疑论者都在盼着她出丑，不过也有一位名叫路易斯·李基的古生物学家看好珍，因为他曾招募珍参加过内罗毕的考古工作。
One person, the paleontologist Louis Leakey, who had recruited her to the task up in Nairobi, believed she might succeed.
50年前，路易斯·李基派珍·古道尔去研究黑猩猩，因为他觉得这些灵长类的行为可能有助于阐明人类的祖先，这是他选择的课题。
Fifty years ago Louis Leakey sent her to study chimpanzees because he thought their behavior might cast light on human ancestors, his chosen subject.
珍的这项重大发现让路易斯·李基感到无比兴奋，在给珍的信中他这样写道：“现在我们必须重新定义‘工具’和‘人类’的相关概念，或者把黑猩猩接纳为人类的一员。”
Louis Leakey, thrilled by Jane's news, wrote to her: "Now we must redefine 'tool,' redefine 'man,' or accept chimpanzees as humans."
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