Hailed by the New York Times as “The Female Indiana Jones” and referred to as “Her Wildness”—Dr. Mireya Mayor is a world-renowned primatologist, author, explorer, and Emmy Award winning TV host. As National Geographic’s first female wildlife correspondent, Dr. Mayor has hosted dozens of documentaries, including her own Nat Geo Wild! Series, Wild Nights with Mireya Mayor, and Mark Burnett’s Expedition Africa for History Channel and currently stars in Discovery Channel’s hit series, Expedition Bigfoot. But the former NFL cheerleader, daughter of Cuban immigrants, and mother of six, is not your typical scientist.
A Fulbright Scholar and Explorer’s Club Fellow, Dr. Mayor is known for exploring the most remote regions of the earth in search of elusive, rare and little-known animals. A field correspondent for the National Geographic Channel, Mayor has reported to audiences worldwide on pertinent wildlife and habitat issues. Her explorations have led to several scientific discoveries, most notably her discovery in Madagascar of the world’s smallest primate, a brand new species to science.