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- ↑ "Jane Goodall Research Center". Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ↑ "The African Conservation Foundation - Jane Goodall's famous research facility for chimpanzees in Africa now open to USC research students". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
