A great helper of great Apes.
A woman named Birute mary Galdikas has studied orangutans for more than 40 years. These endangered Apes lived in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Borneo and Sumatra are islands in southeast Asia.
Birute’s teacher/mentor was the famous Louis Leakey. Louis Leakey is a famous anthropologist. An anthropologist is a study of the origins,development and varieties of human beings and their societies.
Louis also helped two other women who researched primates. All tropical rain forests are threatened. TFK interviewed Birute about her experience with orangutans and asked her questions on how people can save the orangutans from extinction.
TFK also asked Birute on the threats orangutans face and also her fascination about them. TFK stands for Time For Kids. Birute said that after reading curious George she became more interested in learning more about animals. She was also interested in animals and their ways and this was even before she went to kindergarten.
Birute knew nothing about orangutans and great Apes. When she was seven years old she wanted to know even more about them so she decided to become an explorer. She wanted to go to the jungles and learn about their close relatives and how they lived. So most of her days she would go to the public library and get books about orangutans.
Birute said that the public library became her lifeline to knowledge and information. Birute said that orangutans can be saved if everyone stopped eating processed foods containing palm oil.
By: AJ.
Great job AJ
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