Jane Goodall, a conservationist renowned for her chimpanzee field research, has died. Photo: David Mariuz/AAP PHOTOS

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded says.

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Goodall died of natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a social media post.

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," it said.

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