My study of the wild gorilla is not yet finished, and even when it is complete, it will contribute only a small part toward man's understanding of his closest animal relatives, the great apes. But one conclusion is already clear:… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. A mature male may be six feet tall and weigh 400 pounds or more; his enormous arms can span eight feet. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
If mountain gorillas are to survive and propagate, far more active conservation measures urgently need to be undertaken. The question remains, is it already… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
The extraordinary gentleness of the adult male with his young dispels all the King Kong mythology. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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.… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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,… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
The mountain gorilla faces grave danger of extinction - primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat - and neglect by… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
For captive gorillas, trees should be available to climb and material such as straw, branches, or bamboo supplied for nest building. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
None of the three great apes is considered ancestral to modern man, Homo sapiens, but they remain the only other type of extant primate… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future. — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
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