Question

read the passage and then answer the question. jane goodall had no training in science when she arrived in africa from england. but she was a very good observer. in goodalls first encounters with chimpanzees, the animals shrieked and ran away from her. slowly, though, she gained their trust by seeing them again and again. goodall spent years watching how chimpanzees behaved in the wild. she was the first to discover that chimpanzees hunt and eat meat. she was also the first to see a chimpanzee use a stick to catch and eat insects. until that time, people believed that only humans made tools. what is the meaning of encounters as used in the passage? meetings travels discoveries fights

Explanation:

In the context, "encounters" refers to the times Jane Goodall met the chimpanzees. The passage describes her first - time meetings with them when they shrieked and ran away. "Meetings" is the closest in meaning among the options.

Answer:

A. meetings