Mireya mayor biography sample

American anthropologist and wildlife correspondent

Mireya Mayor (born 1973) is an American anthropologist, primatologist, and wildlife correspondent for National Geographic, part of a research expedition that discovered a new species of lemur, considered the world’s smallest primate.^[1][2] She has co-written several scientific papers on lemur species,^[3] and has been referred to as the "female Indiana Jones."^[4][5]

Early life and education

Mayor, born in 1973, grew up in Miami and was raised by her mother, grandmother, and aunt, who had emigrated to the U.S.

from Cuba in 1965.^[6][7] Her mother, a nurse, would not allow her to join the Girl Scouts, saying it was too dangerous.^[8]

She studied at the University of Miami where she obtained her bachelor's degree in anthropology and philosophy,^[9] and for four years was a cheerleader for the NFLMiami Dolphins.^[4]