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Dr. Francine Neago is a Primatologist[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primatology] and Conservationist[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_biology] specializing in orangutans. In addition to her internationally televised films about orangutans she has published several scientific papers in the Journal of [[Primatology]] ([[New York]]). In 2006 she co-authored a book on humans raising an orphaned orangutan [http://www.uturatpublishing.com/orangutan-loving-home.htm].

Dr. Francine Neago is a Primatologist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primatology] and Conservationist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_biology] specializing in orangutans. In addition to her internationally televised films about orangutans she has published several scientific papers in the Journal of Primatology (New York). In 2006 she co-authored a book on humans raising an orphaned orangutan [http://www.uturatpublishing.com/orangutan-loving-home.htm].

While at [[UCLA]] between [[1978]] and [[1989]] she developed a [[computer]] system in conjunction with [[IBM]] later used by the [[Conservation_and_Research_Center|Smithsonian National Zoo]] to teach language to orangutans [http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ThinkTank/ResearchProjects/OLP/default.cfm], and organized and directed the world's first [[orangutan]] [[language]] study. With the aid of a computer, she taught an [[ape]] named Bulan [[English language]] arts, [[sign language]] and a method she devised for spelling in a [[phonetic alphabet]]. [[Encyclopedia Britannica]] first listed her language program in [[1988]] [http://www.orangutanlanguage.com/cv.html].

While at UCLA between 1978 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989 1989] she developed a computer system in conjunction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM IBM] later used by the Smithsonian National Zoo  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_and_Research_Center|Smithsonian National Zoo] to teach language to orangutans [http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ThinkTank/ResearchProjects/OLP/default.cfm], and organized and directed the world's first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/orangutan orangutan] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/language language] study. With the aid of a computer, she taught an ape  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ape] named Bulan sign [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sign language] and a method she devised for spelling in a phonetic alphabet  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/phonetic alphabet]. Encyclopedia Britannica [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia Britannica] first listed her language program in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988 1988] [http://www.orangutanlanguage.com/cv.html].

Born in [[Paris]] and originally trained as a general practitioner in [[medicine]], she studied the behavior and language of [[Hominidae|Great Apes]] at [[Indonesia]]'s [[Surabaya]] Zoological Park from [[1965]] to [[1977]]. At that time she also volunteered as a park [[veterinarian]], founded and operated a free medical clinic and hospital for 10 years, and pioneered a number of relief projects for Indonesian people. In 1977 she lived for six months inside a cage at the [[Singapore Zoo]] with eighteen orangutans to study their [[Ethology|behavior]] and communication.  

Born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris Paris] and originally trained as a general practitioner in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/medicine medicine], she studied the behavior and language of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominidae|Great Apes] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia Indonesia]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surabaya Surabaya] Zoological Park from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965 1965] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977 1977]. At that time she also volunteered as a park [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/veterinarian veterinarian], founded and operated a free medical clinic and hospital for 10 years, and pioneered a number of relief projects for Indonesian people. In 1977 she lived for six months inside a cage at the Singapore [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore Zoo] with eighteen orangutans to study their behavior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethology|behavior] and communication.  

Between [[1978]] and [[1989]] she lectured in primatology at UCLA, and in [[1980]] she organized the rehabilitation of [[chimpanzee]]s from cages in laboratories to the [[Lion Country Safari]] in [[Florida]]. Between [[1990]] and [[1995]] she rehabilitated local wildlife in the [[jungle]] of [[Costa Rica]], and from [[1996]] to [[1997]] she organized a site for the rehabilitation of [[Endangered species|endangered wildlife]] while living in a private [[zoo]] in [[Riau]] Province in [[Sumatra]].

Between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978 1978] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989 1989] she lectured in primatology at UCLA, and in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980 1980] she organized the rehabilitation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chimpanzee chimpanzee]s from cages in laboratories to the Lion Country Safari [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion Country Safari] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida Florida]. Between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990 1990] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995 1995] she rehabilitated local wildlife in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jungle jungle] of Costa Rica  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa Rica], and from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996 1996] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997 1997] she organized a site for the rehabilitation of Endangered species while living in a private [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/zoo zoo] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riau Riau] Province in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra Sumatra].

Dr. Neago has lectured worldwide, speaks and writes in [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]], [[Malay]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Serbo-Croatian]] and signs in Ameshan sign language.

Dr. Neago has lectured worldwide, speaks and writes in French [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French language|French], English  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English language|English], Malay [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay], Spanish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish language|Spanish], Italian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian language|Italian], Serbo-Croatian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbo-Croatian] and signs in Ameshan sign language.

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