![]() ![]() While Leakey secured fundingįor her research, Galdikas finished her PhD course work. Leakey had mentored Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey in their field research on chimpanzees and gorillas, respectively. The 2019 documentary “She Walks With Apes,” by CBC’s The Nature of Things, features Biruté Galdikas, Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey.Īfter a lecture at UCLA, Galdikas approached leading anthropologist Louis Leakey about studying orangutans. In 1966, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and zoology and in 1969 with a Master of Arts in anthropology. ![]() She continued her studies at the University She began her undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, before moving to the United States with her family. ![]() From anĮarly age, Galdikas had an interest in animals and exploration. Her family moved to Toronto when she was two and later to northern Ontario. At the time of her birth, Galdikas’ parents were refugees on their way to Canada. Though she was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, Galdikas’ parents, Anatanas and Filomena, are Lithuanian. Biruté Mary Galdikas is the oldest of four children. ![]()
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