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Dian fossey (1932 – 1985)

DIain Fossey loved animals, studied to be a professional doctor and worked wonders with disabled children. Nevertheless, she always had a desire to see the world.After reading several books by George Shalls, she decided to save up and go to Africa for 6 weeks to see wild animals.

When she first saw some mountain gorillas, she was fascinated by them and began observing and recording their behavior. She returned home, studied zoology, and then returned to Africa to spend the rest of her life studying mountain gorillas.

Over time, Dinah got to know gorillas as humans, and gave them all names. One day, a young male gorilla, whom she named Peanuts, came up and touched her hand. After some time, Diana earned their trust and could sit with the gorillas and play with them and their children.

Diana's favorite gorilla was a young male named Digit. Tragically, on New Year's Day 1978, Diana discovered that he had been killed by poachers. The poachers were locals making money from the sale of gorilla arms, heads and legs. They sold their heads as decorations on the walls, and their arms and legs as ashtrays. Several other gorillas suffered the same fate. Dinah has declared war on poachers. Unfortunately, she was so outspoken that she became a target for violence.

On December 26, 1985, she was found murdered in her hut. She was buried in the cemetery next to her beloved gorillas. She was 53 years old. Her killer, probably a poacher, has not been found.

What happened to Diana's beloved gorillas can happen to any animal whose body parts are used to make souvenirs. So, be aware and never bring any exotic gifts along with wonderful memories. Buying souvenirs made of ivory, animal skins, teeth, bones, corals or turtle shells endangers animals and supports the poachers' business. Don't help drive innocent animals to extinction

5 Facts about Diane Fossey

Diane dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. But she could not pass the exams in chemistry and physics when applying to the University of California. She became a psychologist and started working with sick children. And since Diane didn't know how to give herself up by half, she spent the whole day in the clinic with her little patients. Fossey, living alone surrounded by the largest monkeys in the world, managed to refute established stereotypes and achieve what previously seemed impossible: in 1970, an adult male nicknamed Pinats touched her hand. This is the first recorded case of a friendly attitude of the monkey, which was considered the most aggressive and hostile to humans. Fossey has gained the full trust of the animals. The enemies were not animals, but people. Poachers killed her beloved pet Digit. Diane Fossey managed to organize a campaign against the extermination of gorillas and created a fund to support their survival. On December 26, 1985, D. Fossey was beaten to death by unknown people in her hut. "When you understand the value of w

biography

Diane Fossey (January 16, 1932 — December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist, ethologist, and wildlife conservationist. She was born in San Francisco (California, USA). A doctor by education, she received her PhD in zoology from the University of Cambridge in 1974. In 1963, during a tourist trip to Africa, she met the famous zoologist and paleontologist Louis Leakey, who later invited her to study the behavior of mountain gorillas in the tropical forests of the Virunga massif. Here she studied the behavior of mountain gorillas for 18 years. In 1980, she received her doctorate from the University of Cambridge in the UK and was named the world's leading expert on the physiology and behavior of mountain gorillas. In 1983, her popular science book Gorillas in the Fog was published, which became a bestseller and was included in the 25 best popular science books of all time according to the American popular science magazine Discover. Diane Fossey was hacked to death with her own machete in