National Geographic(@NatGeo):National Geographic Explorer Biruté Galdikas has passed away at the age of 79. One of the so-called Trimates, alongside Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, she conducted the first long-term study of orangutans. Read her iconic 1975 National Geographic cover story:

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National Geographic Explorer Biruté Galdikas has passed away at the age of 79. One of the so-called Trimates, alongside Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, she conducted the first long-term study of orangutans. Read her iconic 1975 National Geographic cover story: