Dian Fossey

Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 –  December 27, 1985) was an American Zoologist who completed an extended study of several gorilla groups. She observed them daily for years in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by famous paleontologist Louis Leakey.Her work is somewhat similar to Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees.
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