Gorillas in the mist

Describes four gorilla families living in the rain forests of the Virunga mountains of Rwanda during a fifteen-year case study.

Main Author:	Fossey, Dian (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1983.
Subjects:	Gorilla > Behavior. Gorilla > Case studies. Mammals > Behavior. Gorilla. Animal behavior. Case studies.

Summary:	Describes four gorilla families living in the rain forests of the Virunga mountains of Rwanda during a fifteen-year case study.
Physical Description:	xviii, 326 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-311) and index.
ISBN:	9780618083602 061808360X 9780395282175 0395282179 9780395489284 0395489288 0395366380 9780395366387
Author Notes:	Dian Fossey was born in San Francisco in 1932. She began observing gorillas in Zaire in 1967 & later moved to Rwanda, where she lived for almost eighteen years. Fossey, who was the first person to have voluntary contact with a gorilla, was found murdered in her cabin on December 26, 1985. Her death is still unsolved. (Bowker Author Biography)