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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.

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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.
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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
9780395366387
0395366380
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.

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