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| Dian and her Gorilla friends |
I have heard the name Dian Fossey a lot over the years, but I have never known who she actually was. After reading Dian Fossey Among The Gorillas by Will Mara, I have learned that she was an amazing Zoologist who went to Africa to study gorillas, but ended up doing much more than that. Dian gained all of the gorilla's trust, and became a permanent part of all their families. This book was about Dian's life, her relationship with the mountain gorillas she studied, and her difficult relationship with
poachers. Will Mara made this book because he admired Dian and her work. I personally really loved the book, and I have a much better understanding on mountain gorillas, and what they put up with in the wild. I would defiantly say that mountain gorillas are one of my favorite animals now that I read this book. This book was a pretty easy read, and not very long. I would recommend it to anyone who wanted to learn more about gorillas, or people who are not very fast readers. If you are a person who loves really long books full of facts, this probably is not the book for you.
To find out more on Dian Fossey, click here
The gorilla you see with the more lightly colored back is called a silver back. They are usually the leader of the gorilla family. Every gorilla's family has a leader to protect all of the members of the group.
Group of gorillas approach man! Amazing
This just shows how loving, gentile and caring gorillas can be if they don't feel threatened by humans. Dian Fossey worked with gorillas like these.
This just shows how loving, gentile and caring gorillas can be if they don't feel threatened by humans. Dian Fossey worked with gorillas like these.
It's clear from reading your post that you are passionate about animals and in-particular about gorillas. I thought your suggestions about who should read the book were very informative and helpful. The video is AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteVery nice post! I think I may have to read this book. That video is incredible! The hyperlink to her bio is really cool too. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteThat is really cool that Dian got accepted into the gorillas families! I wonder what I would do if that happened to me! The video is amazing also! I watched it twice!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds amazing. If you can join a family of gorillas and your human, that's amazing. That video was really cool too. You also summarized this book very well.
ReplyDeleteThis seems very inspiring. Dian sounds like a really fascinating person. I would love to read this.
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