I’m the author of Among the Orangutans – The Birute Galdikas Story. I was inspired to write my book after working as a volunteer with Dr. Galdikas on the Orangutan Project in Borneo. I made this video as a tribute to Dr. Galdikas on her 40th Anniversary of field research.

Little did Jane Goodall’s and Dian Fossey’s colleague, Birute Galdikas realize in 1971 after arriving in the Borneo rain forest that 40 years later she would still be conducting the longest term research about these illusive red apes Indonesians call “Person of the Forest.”

This video excerpt is from National Geographic. Watch the original here.

Sometimes Mother Nature commands your attention, gets you out of your head and for one brief, magic moment makes you a part of it all.

That’s exactly what happened this morning at the Discovery Beach House, our Costa Rica vacation villa. I spotted two Green Basilisk lizards sunning themselves by the pool. They’re also known as Jesus Christ lizards because of their quirky ability to walk on water.

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