Birutė Galdikas

thumb|Birutė Galdikas in 2011 Birutė Marija Filomena Galdikas, OC (10 May 1946 – 24 March 2026), was a Lithuanian-Canadian anthropologist, primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author. She was a Professor at Simon Fraser University. In the field of primatology, Galdikas is recognized as a leading authority on orangutans. Quotes I had never seen Gundul threaten or assault a woman, although he frequently charged male assistants.The cook was screaming hysterically.I thought, 'He's trying to kill her.'I began to realize that Gundul did not intend to harm the cook, but had something else in mind.The cook stopped struggling. 'It's all right,' she murmured.She lay back in my arms, with Gundul on top of her.Gundul was very calm and deliberate.He raped the cook.As he moved rhythmically back and forth, his eyes rolled upward to the heavens.I was in shock.Gundul let the cook go, stood up, and soundlessly, moved off the feeding platform into the trees.It was over just like that. 1995 in Reflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo as quoted in 1997 in page 137 of Richard W. Wrangham's "Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence" and in 2011 in page 71 of Douglas A. Vakoch's "Ecofeminism and Rhetoric: Critical Perspectives on Sex, Technology, and Discourse" ... visitor to takethe dugout back to Camp Leakey for help. My repeated blowshad no effect on Gundul; but neither did he fight back veryaggressively. I began to realize that Gundul did not intendto harm the cook, but had something else in mind. The cookstopped struggling. "It's all right," she murmured. She layback in my arms, with Gundul on top of her. Gundul wasvery calm and deliberate. He raped the cook. As he movedrhythmically back and forth, his eyes rolled upward to theheavens. I was in shock. I felt as though this were happeningto other people somewhere else, and I was watching from a distance. I have no idea how much time passed. alternate version quoted in April 1999 on page 97 of Michael P. Ghiglieri 's "The Dark Side Of Man: Tracing The Origins Of Violence" External links Category:1946 births Category:2026 deaths Category:Academics from Canada Category:Anthropologists from Canada Category:Primatologists Category:Environmentalists from Canada Category:Non-fiction authors from Canada Category:Women scientists from Canada Category:Officers of the Order of Canada