Google's Doodle

Google pays tribute to a Malaysian zoologist in a Doodle! Oh, thank you! This is the first time I've heard of Dr Lim Boo Liat who has written more than 300 scientific publications about mammalogy and parasitology and who had been recognized as a leading authority on all things related to Malaysia’s and Borneo's biological diversity. What is fascinating is the Malaysian zoologist lacked a formal education since at age 16, World War II disrupted his studies. He had then traveled to Carey Island to work, harvesting salt from sea water. During this time, he had learned to identify animals from the indigenous people there, the Mah Meri. The knowledge allowed him to become a lab assistant and to do research works at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) in Kuala Lumpur. He later helped found the National Zoo of Malaysia, helped reestablish the Malaysian Natute Society, became the head of the Vector Biology Control Research Unit of the World Health Organization in Jakarta, Indonesia and became the first Southeast Asian to be awarded honorary membership to the American Society of Mammalogists.