Jane Goodall never denied the possibility but never saw one herself. She asked locals in different areas of the world if they ever saw any monkey type men without tails and many from different areas around the world sincerely said they did.
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Primate Dominance Comparison
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- Chimp-like antics: During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Goodall stated in an interview with The Atlantic that Trump’s aggressive efforts to assert dominance reminded her of male chimpanzees trying to rise in a hierarchy through “spectacular displays” like stamping, dragging branches, and slapping the ground
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- The “Alpha” push: She noted that in chimpanzee groups, the more vigorous and imaginative these intimidating gestures are, the faster an individual rises in dominance and maintains that standing.
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- Chimp-like antics: During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Goodall stated in an interview with The Atlantic that Trump’s aggressive efforts to assert dominance reminded her of male chimpanzees trying to rise in a hierarchy through “spectacular displays” like stamping, dragging branches, and slapping the ground
Posthumous Interview Remarks
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- Spaceship wish: In a posthumous interview recorded for the Netflix series Famous Last Words and released following her death in late 2025 at age 91, Goodall was asked if there were public figures she disliked.
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- Sending Trump to space: She responded that she would like to load certain individuals—naming Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Benjamin Netanyahu—onto one of Musk’s spaceships and send them on a one-way trip to a newly discovered planet.
- Spaceship wish: In a posthumous interview recorded for the Netflix series Famous Last Words and released following her death in late 2025 at age 91, Goodall was asked if there were public figures she disliked.