Mireya Mayor 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. She has co-written several scientific papers on lemur species, and has been referred to as the "female Indiana Jones. A former NFL cheerleader, daughter of Cuban immigrants, and mother of six, Dr. Mireya Mayor followed her unlikely dreams. Emmy Award-nominated wildlife correspondent for the National Geographic Channel.
