Dr. Birute Mary GaldikasBy: Danielle Quarles

Who is Dr. Galdikas

● She is a lady who studied Orangutans in Tanjung Puting

● At that time people did not really know about them so she learned about them and educated kids

Childhood

● She was born at the end of world war II in Germany in 1946

● Her parents were on the route to Canada and got there when she was two

● She grew up and went to school in Toronto

● In second grade she said she wants to be an explorer

 

Inspiration● She was inspired by Curious George

at six years old● Relationship between monkey and

man● First library book

Curious George

Young Adult

● She went to The University of British Columbia in Vancouver

● Then continued natural studies at UCLA

● She earned her bachelor's degree in zoology and physiology in 1966

● A masters degree in anthropology in 1969

Family

● First she married Rod Brindamour and had two children

● Later she married Pak Bohap and had one child

● Pak Bohap was a rice farmer, a co-director of Galdikas's Orangutan program, and a tribal president (he was a native Indonesian)

Where?

Dr. Louis Leakey

● She told Dr. Leakey what she wanted to do as an explorer

● Dr. Leakey was not interested ● After three years of asking and

pleading, he was convinced● She became the "Third Angel"● Dr.Leaky gave Dr. Galdikas the

money for her program

Dr. Leakey

The Angels

Orangutans

● Orangutans are Smart● They have reddish or brown fur● They have long arms

Things to Help Them

● They needed help ● The problem is is that their homes

are being destroyed and they are endangered

● So, she organized a Orangutan mating program to keep the population of Orangutans up

● She built an orphanage for the ones with no parents

Discoveries About them

● They can become extinct in the next ten years

● She has studied them longer than any other person in the world

● She has educated children about them

● They eat over 400 foods

Famous!!!

● She was in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and two times in National Geographic

● She won about fifteen awards for her hard work with Orangutans

● She also published four books

Questions Or Comments??!!