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title: "4 Mountain Gorilla Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“Up until the mid twentieth century the mountain gorilla was considered a myth. Oddly enough, a legend not unlike bigfoot or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maynard-james-keenan/up-until-the-mid-twentieth-century-the-mountain-gorilla-was/)

[Maynard James Keenan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maynard-james-keenan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/maynard-james-keenan-3839_black-heart_up-until-the-mid-twentieth-century-the-m_222690.jpg)

> [The mountain gorilla faces grave danger of extinction - primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/the-mountain-gorilla-faces-grave-danger-of-extinction-primarily/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/dian-fossey-18586_danger_the-mountain-gorilla-faces-grave-danger_790918.jpg)

> [I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-had-never-planned-to-become-a-savanna-baboon-when-i-grew-up-instead/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/anonymous-1_baboons_i-had-never-planned-to-become-a-savanna_1960865.jpg)

> [Among all researchers who have worked in the African field, I consider myself one of the most fortunate because of the privilege…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/among-all-researchers-who-have-worked-in-the-african-field-i-consider/)

[Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/dian-fossey-18586_fortunate_among-all-researchers-who-have-worked-in_2392954.jpg)

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