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Birutė Marija Filomena Galdikas or Birutė Mary Galdikas, OC (born 10 May 1946), is a Lithuanian-Canadian anthropologist, primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author. She is a professor at Simon Fraser University. In the field of primatology, Galdikas is recognized as a leading authority on orangutans.
- Binti Paul Galdikas Brindamour (born 1976), Fred Bohap (born 1982), Jane Bohap (born 1985)
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Study of orangutans, conservation
Nov 17, 2021 · CBC Radio · Posted: Nov 17, 2021 1:32 PM PST | Last Updated: November 18, 2021. In 1971, Canadian anthropologist Biruté Galdikas travelled to Indonesian Borneo to research orangutans, then one...
Jun 8, 2018 · Biruté Galdikas’ 40 year study of orangutans in Tanjung Puting is historic, both because of the discoveries she made and because of its length. Her work constitutes the longest continuous study of one animal species conducted by one principle investigator.
- San Diego, 92116
- omullins@science-delivered.org
- (619) 494-0041
Galdikas was the first to document the long orangutan birth interval which averaged 7.7 years at Tanjung Puting. She recorded over 400 types of food consumed by orangutans, providing unprecedented detail about orangutan ecology. She also helped elucidate the nature of orangutan social organization and mating systems.
Mar 24, 2022 · Biruté Mary Galdikas has quietly fought on the frontlines of some of conservation’s biggest battles. by Gemma Tarlach March 24, 2022. Biruté Mary Galdikas has spent more than half a century...
- Gemma Tarlach
Aug 19, 2014 · Biruté Mary Galdikas. Photo courtesy of Orangutan Foundation International. Orangutans have a guardian in Biruté Mary Galdikas. As one of paleo-anthropologist Louis Leaky’s “ trimates ,” she pioneered scientific observation of these great apes in Borneo.
Nov 6, 2012 · Eyes constantly peeled for poachers and leeches alike, Biruté Mary Galdikas quickly got used to her surroundings in the Bornean rain forest, where she has resided for most of the past four decades to study orangutans. Life has changed considerably since Galdikas’s early days as a pioneer of orangutan study and conservation—her small ...
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