She’s a primatologist, science educator, and conservationist. She did a lot of early work with chimpanzee behavioural studies that helped to set the standard for how they’re conducted, and she discovered that chimpanzees form close social bonds and use tools, stuff that was previously thought unique to humans. She campaigns for animal rights and gender equality in science.

Referencing her as a joke really ages Elon btw, since Goodall hasn’t been a big media circus factor for like decades when everyone was making fun of the khaki-clad woman squatting in a forest with a bunch of apes.