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Birutė Galdikas: The last of ‘Leakey’s Angels’ in primatology’s most extraordinary chapter

  • Written by Mireya Mayor, Director of Exploration and Science Communication, Florida International University
imageBirute Galdikas carries an orangutan named Isabel in Borneo, Indonesia. The 2011 film 'Born To Be Wild 3D' followed her work.AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah

Primatologist Birutė Galdikas died on March 24, 2026, and an era of science that began in the forests of Tanzania, Rwanda and Borneo studying humanity’s closest living relatives more than...

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