NFL Cheerleader-Turned-Primatologist To Present Pink Boots And A Machete
Omaha Performing Arts presents National Geographic Live’s Pink Boots And A Machete with primatologist Mireya Mayor in the Kiewit Hall at the Holland Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $10, and are available at TicketOmaha.com, 402.345.0606 or at the Ticket Omaha Office inside the Holland Center, 1200 Douglas St. Mayor is part of the 2014/15 National Geographic Live Speaker Series.
This isn’t Dr. Mireya Mayor’s first time in Omaha. She has worked at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium’s conservation genetics lab processing lemur samples from Madagascar. Her zoo connection may have been the inspiration behind the name of one of the three new mouse lemurs her team discovered in Madagascar: Microcebus simmonsi (Simmons’ Mouse Lemur), named for Dr. Lee Simmons, who was director of the zoo at the time of the discovery.
When Mayor was young, she couldn’t join the Girl Scouts because her family thought it was too dangerous. She went on to become the first female wildlife correspondent for the Ultimate Explorer series on National Geographic Television, sleeping in remote jungles teeming with poisonous snakes, diving with great white sharks and has been chased by elephants. A scientist, explorer, Emmy Award®-nominated wildlife correspondent, anthropologist, author and inspirational speaker, Mayor has reported on wildlife and habitat issues to worldwide audiences for nearly two decades. In Pink Boots And A Machete, Mayor shares stories, images, and film clips of her adventures, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the hardships and danger of life in the field, along with the moments of discovery that make it all worthwhile.
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>p style=”text-align: left;”>>strong>NFL Cheerleader-Turned-Primatologist To Present Pink Boots And A Machete>/strong>>br />>br />Omaha Performing Arts presents National Geographic Live’s Pink Boots And A Machete with primatologist Mireya Mayor in the Kiewit Hall at the Holland Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $10, and are available at TicketOmaha.com, 402.345.0606 or at the Ticket Omaha Office inside the Holland Center, 1200 Douglas St. Mayor is part of the 2014/15 National Geographic Live Speaker Series.>br />>br />This isn’t Dr. Mireya Mayor’s first time in Omaha. She has worked at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium’s conservation genetics lab processing lemur samples from Madagascar. Her zoo connection may have been the inspiration behind the name of one of the three new mouse lemurs her team discovered in Madagascar: Microcebus simmonsi (Simmons’ Mouse Lemur), named for Dr. Lee Simmons, who was director of the zoo at the time of the discovery.>br />>br />When Mayor was young, she couldn’t join the Girl Scouts because her family thought it was too dangerous. She went on to become the first female wildlife correspondent for the Ultimate Explorer series on National Geographic Television, sleeping in remote jungles teeming with poisonous snakes, diving with great white sharks and has been chased by elephants. A scientist, explorer, Emmy Award®-nominated wildlife correspondent, anthropologist, author and inspirational speaker, Mayor has reported on wildlife and habitat issues to worldwide audiences for nearly two decades. In Pink Boots And A Machete, Mayor shares stories, images, and film clips of her adventures, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the hardships and danger of life in the field, along with the moments of discovery that make it all worthwhile.>/p>