Biruté Mary Galdikas raises the microphone to her lips again and again.
Her patience and passion know no bounds as schoolchildren pepper her with questions from their seats in the Victoria Imax theatre. They’ve just watched Born To Be Wild, a newly released Imax documentary film in which Galdikas co-stars.
Several youngsters excitedly wave their hands in the air, hoping the world’s leading orangutan expert will hear their question next.
Galdikas sees their curiosity about the orangutans, which she has been trying to save for 40 years, as a silver lining to the dark clouds looming over the furry red animals considered close to extinction.
“It gives me hope for the future,” said the primatologist, who divides her time between the Borneo rain forest and teaching at Simon Fraser University.
The 45-minute big-screen masterpiece, narrated by actor Morgan Freeman, tells the stories of two women who have spent a lifetime helping young orphaned animals. The movie is as heartwarming as it is educational, ideal for school-age children.
The cameras follow Galdikas’s work at a Borneo sanctuary where more than 300 young orangutans are being raised for eventual release into the wild.
Her patience and passion know no bounds as schoolchildren pepper her with questions from their seats in the Victoria Imax theatre. They’ve just watched Born To Be Wild, a newly released Imax documentary film in which Galdikas co-stars.
Several youngsters excitedly wave their hands in the air, hoping the world’s leading orangutan expert will hear their question next.
Galdikas sees their curiosity about the orangutans, which she has been trying to save for 40 years, as a silver lining to the dark clouds looming over the furry red animals considered close to extinction.
“It gives me hope for the future,” said the primatologist, who divides her time between the Borneo rain forest and teaching at Simon Fraser University.
The 45-minute big-screen masterpiece, narrated by actor Morgan Freeman, tells the stories of two women who have spent a lifetime helping young orphaned animals. The movie is as heartwarming as it is educational, ideal for school-age children.
The cameras follow Galdikas’s work at a Borneo sanctuary where more than 300 young orangutans are being raised for eventual release into the wild.
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