Biruté Galdikas
Birutė Galdikas | |
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Galdikas in 2011 | |
| Born | Birutė Marija Filomena Galdikas 10 May 1946 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Study of orangutans, conservation |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Primatology, anthropology, ethology |
| Institutions | Simon Fraser University |
| Thesis | Orangutan Adaptation at Tanjung Puting Reserve, Central Borneo (1978) |
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. Prior to her field study of orangutans, scientists knew little about the species.