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The Trimates, sometimes called Leakey's Angels, is a name given to three women — Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birutė Galdikas — chosen by anthropologist Louis Leakey to study primates in their natural environments. They studied chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, respectively.
SHE WALKS WITH APES. This is the epic story of three women who embarked on lifelong journeys to live with humanity’s closest living ancestors, the Great Apes. All three women made history and became pioneers of the global conservation movement today.
The Trimates | She Walks With Apes. Considered the world's preeminent primatologist, Dr. Goodall was the first of the Trimates to live among the Great Apes. It was in 1960 that Jane arrived at Gombe National Park in Tanzania and began her research on chimpanzees. She would go on to become an advocate for conservation and a role model for many.
The story of two generations of women who transformed primatology and helped expand the possibilities for women in science. Buy Trimates on Google Play, then watch on your PC,...
As one of the world’s legendary “Trimates” and pioneering female scientists, Dr. Biruté helped challenge and change scientific paradigms – that we humans are separate from Nature and our closest living relatives, the Great Apes.
The Trimates--a name given by anthropologist Louis Leakey to three of the most famous champions of studying primates in their natural environments--consist of Dr. Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birutė Galdikas.
Galdikas has been featured in New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and numerous television documentaries such as CBC’s The Third Angel, Connie Chung’s Eye to Eye, and In the Wild with Julia Roberts.
