Primates

Really, really enjoyed this light, speedy, semi-biographical account about three very interesting women: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas (who I didn't know about before). They are apparently known as the “Trimates”. I appreciated learning about the strange passion these women lived their lives by - Goodall and Fossey had no formal training in primatology, but were just SUPER INTO chimps and gorillas, respectively.

I appreciated how the darkness and problematic aspects of their circumstances and their work and their personalities was also quietly and unassumingly displayed. For example, I had no idea who Louis Leakey was - but he was integral to “selecting” all three women for their fieldwork. Mostly because he believed women “are better at being patient” and also cuz he was a philanderer!?

This comix, like all good biographical comix, made me very excited to read more and learn more about these women. As well as extremely excited to learn more about primates!