Jane Goodall, the British scientist renowned for her work on African primates, woke up an environmental conference at the French presidential palace by imitating the wild call of a tropical chimpanzee.
"As usual, I find myself in the position of representing the animal kingdom in a gathering like this," the 72-year-old Goodall told the conference Friday, which coincided with the release of the UN's latest review of climate change.
"To do that most effectively, I propose to bring into this room the voice of the animals I've been learning about for the past 45 years.
"So here is the greeting of the chimpanzee of Tanzania," Goodall said, before launching into a long, modulated cry. "That says hello," she quipped, to loud applause from the assembly.
"We all enjoyed the chimp cry very much," French President Jacques Chirac, who was hosting the event at the Elysee Palace in Paris, told her afterwards.
Chirac also wanted her phone number, but she reportedly spat and threw feces at him.
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