--- title: "4 Apes Quotes By Dian Fossey" description: "4 Apes quotes by Dian Fossey. Plus more from Dian Fossey and more Apes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/dian-fossey-18586_apes_it-was-their-individuality-combined-with_135319.jpg" --- > [It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/it-was-their-individuality-combined-with-the-shyness-of-their/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/dian-fossey-18586_apes_it-was-their-individuality-combined-with_135319.jpg) > [None of the three great apes is considered ancestral to modern man, Homo sapiens, but they remain the only other type of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-considered-ancestral-to-modern-man/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/dian-fossey-18586_apes_none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-consider_929172.jpg) > [My study of the wild gorilla is not yet finished, and even when it is complete, it will contribute only a small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/my-study-of-the-wild-gorilla-is-not-yet-finished-and-even-when-it-is/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/dian-fossey-18586_animal_my-study-of-the-wild-gorilla-is-not-yet_1677625.jpg) > [Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. A mature male may be six feet tall and weigh 400 pounds or more;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/gorillas-are-the-largest-of-the-great-apes-a-mature-male-may-be-six/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/dian-fossey-18586_ape_gorillas-are-the-largest-of-the-great-ap_1957361.jpg) ## Other authors on Apes - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-frans-de-waal-35954.jpg) Frans de Waal 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/frans-de-waal/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andy-serkis-13212.jpg) Andy Serkis 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/andy-serkis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-huxley-90412.jpg) Thomas Huxley 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/thomas-huxley/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/friedrich-nietzsche/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-matt-reeves-65483.jpg) Matt Reeves 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/matt-reeves/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-abhijit-naskar-99.jpg) Abhijit Naskar 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/abhijit-naskar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-e-howard-79683.jpg) Robert E. Howard 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/robert-e-howard/) ## More by Dian Fossey > [It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/it-was-their-individuality-combined-with-the-shyness-of-their/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [Those bearing the heavy responsibility of caring for captive gorillas should be encouraged to exchange so-called nonbreeders between populations, an inherent process among free-living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/those-bearing-the-heavy-responsibility-of-caring-for-captive-gorillas/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [If mountain gorillas are to survive and propagate, far more active conservation measures urgently need to be undertaken. The question remains, is it already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/if-mountain-gorillas-are-to-survive-and-propagate-far-more-active/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [The extraordinary gentleness of the adult male with his young dispels all the King Kong mythology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/the-extraordinary-gentleness-of-the-adult-male-with-his-young-dispels/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [I shall never forget my first encounter with gorillas. Sound preceded sight. Odor preceded sound in the form of an overwhelming, musky-barnyard, humanlike scent.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/i-shall-never-forget-my-first-encounter-with-gorillas-sound-preceded/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [ Active conservation \[of gorillas\] involves simply going out into the forest, on foot, day after day after day, attempting to capture poachers, killing-regretfully-poacher dogs,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/active-conservation-of-gorillas-involves-simply-going-out-into-the/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [The mountain gorilla faces grave danger of extinction - primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat - and neglect by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/the-mountain-gorilla-faces-grave-danger-of-extinction-primarily/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [For captive gorillas, trees should be available to climb and material such as straw, branches, or bamboo supplied for nest building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/for-captive-gorillas-trees-should-be-available-to-climb-and-material/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [None of the three great apes is considered ancestral to modern man, Homo sapiens, but they remain the only other type of extant primate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-considered-ancestral-to-modern-man/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/when-you-realize-the-value-of-all-life-you-dwell-on-what-is-past-and/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [There was no way that I could explain to dogs, friends, or parents my compelling need to return to Africa to launch a long-term…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/there-was-no-way-that-i-could-explain-to-dogs-friends-or-parents-my/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/i-had-a-wonderful-contact-especially-with-uncle-bert-who-was-an-angel/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [ \[About gorillas\] You take these fine, regal animals. How many (human) fathers have the same sense of paternity? How many human mothers are more… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/about-gorillas-you-take-these-fine-regal-animals-how-many-human/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [One of the basic steps in saving a threatened species is to learn more about it: its diet, its mating and reproductive processes, its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/one-of-the-basic-steps-in-saving-a-threatened-species-is-to-learn/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) > [Conservation of any endangered species must begin with stringent efforts to protect its natural habitat by the enforcement of rigid legislation against human encroachment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/conservation-of-any-endangered-species-must-begin-with-stringent/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/dian-fossey/#itemlist", "name": "4 Apes Quotes By Dian Fossey", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest of the great apes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dian Fossey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/it-was-their-individuality-combined-with-the-shyness-of-their/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/dian-fossey-18586_apes_it-was-their-individuality-combined-with_135319.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/dian-fossey-18586_apes_it-was-their-individuality-combined-with_135319.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/dian-fossey-18586_apes_it-was-their-individuality-combined-with_135319.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating…” — Dian Fossey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "None of the three great apes is considered ancestral to modern man, Homo sapiens, but they remain the only other type of extant primate with which human beings share such close physical characteristics. 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