Origin Stories

The Leakey Foundation

Explore human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with science that will change your understanding of who we are.

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Origin Stories

Episodes (92)

Mar 31st Biruté Mary Galdikas - A Life Among Orangutans
Dec 31, 2025 Top Human Origins Discoveries of 2025
Sep 5, 2025 Origin Stories x The Science Podcast

Origin Stories

Mar 31, 2026
31½ minutes
58 MB

Biruté Mary Galdikas passed away on March 24, 2026, at the age of 79. She spent more than 50 years studying orangutans in Borneo and fighting to protect them. Before she began her work, orangutans were the least understood of the great apes. She changed that. Her research formed the foundation of what we now know about orangutans. She was the first to learn what they ate, how they lived, how they moved, their long interbirth intervals, and so much more. Including the many threats to their survival. Her lifelong dedication inspired generations to care about orangutans and their forests, and to pursue car...

Origin Stories

Biruté Mary Galdikas - A Life Among Orangutans

The Leakey Foundation

00:00 -31:28