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eading primate protector Jane Goodall has had a dream fulfilled, now that Mattel has created a Barbie based on her. “I’ve seen little girls playing with Barbie dolls and they were all very girly. I thought they need some choice,” 88-year-old Goodall said. Made from recycled plastic (apart from the head and hair), the doll is based on Goodall during her time in east Africa in 1960. When she arrived to study the chimps they ran away from her

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