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Dian Fossey
American Scientist
Born: Jan 16, 1932
Died: Dec 26, 1985
Among Behavior Great Man People You
Related authors: Ben Carson Carl Sagan E. O. Wilson George Washington Carver Isaac Asimov Margaret Mead Neil deGrasse Tyson W. Edwards Deming
When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future. Dian Fossey
Life Future You Value Past More Concentrate Dwell Realize Less Preservation
The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow. Dian Fossey
Today Man People Tomorrow Animals Way His His Way Get Who
When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future. Dian Fossey
Life Future You Value Past More Concentrate Dwell Realize Preservation
Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization, I'm always appalled by 'me, me, me.' Dian Fossey
Nature Me Back Civilization Almost Altruistic Always Very Get Any Little Appalled
I have no friends. Dian Fossey
No Friends Friends
For captive gorillas, trees should be available to climb and material such as straw, branches, or bamboo supplied for nest building. Dian Fossey
Building Trees Nest Supplied Material Climb Bamboo Branches Available Should Captive Straw
The mountain gorilla faces grave danger of extinction - primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat - and neglect by civilized man, who does not conscientiously protect even the limited areas now allotted for the gorilla's survival. Dian Fossey
Man Survival Habitat Neglect Danger Faces Area Civilized Primarily Protect Gorilla Because Limited Does Mountain Native Who Even Now Grave Extinction
I have made my home among the mountain gorillas. Dian Fossey
Home Made Mountain Among
I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely motivated. Dian Fossey
People Purely More Feel Gorilla Comfortable Motivated Anticipate Than Going
One of the basic steps in saving a threatened species is to learn more about it: its diet, its mating and reproductive processes, its range patterns, its social behavior. Dian Fossey
Behavior Saving Range Threatened About More Steps Learn Mating Diet Reproductive Processes Patterns Social Species Basic
My study of the wild gorilla is not yet finished, and even when it is complete, it will contribute only a small part toward man's understanding of his closest animal relatives, the great apes. But one conclusion is already clear: The gorilla is one of the most maligned animals in the world. Dian Fossey
Great Man Animal World Relatives Will Finished Animals Understanding Wild Complete Only Small Small Part Part Clear Study Toward Most Gorilla Conclusion His Maligned Contribute Closest Ape Even
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. A mature male may be six feet tall and weigh 400 pounds or more; his enormous arms can span eight feet. Dian Fossey
Great Enormous More Pounds Weigh Feet Arms Tall His Male Mature May Six Eight Span Ape Largest
It is true that there comes a time when I do literally dream about McDonald's. I dream of supermarkets and drug stores, potato chips and the Sunday morning paper. Dian Fossey
Time Morning Sunday Paper Sunday Morning Dream About Potato True Literally Stores McDonald Chips
If mountain gorillas are to survive and propagate, far more active conservation measures urgently need to be undertaken. The question remains, is it already too late? Dian Fossey
Too Late Active Too Late More Remains Undertaken Question Mountain Survive To Survive Urgently Far Measures Need Conservation
Among all researchers who have worked in the African field, I consider myself one of the most fortunate because of the privilege of having been able to study the mountain gorilla. Dian Fossey
Myself Field Consider Able Having Study Most Gorilla Because Been Mountain Privilege African Worked Fortunate Researchers Who Among
There was no way that I could explain to dogs, friends, or parents my compelling need to return to Africa to launch a long-term study of the gorillas. Dian Fossey
Parents Way Launch Could Study Long-Term Return Dogs Friends Africa Explain Compelling Need
Not only was it necessary to get the gorillas accustomed to the bluejeaned creature who had become a part of their daily lives, it was also very necessary for me to know and recognize the particular animals of each group as the amazing individuals they were. Dian Fossey
Daily Me Amazing Animals Become Group Recognize Only Had Part Individuals Particular Know Also Were Very Get Accustomed Who Each Creature Lives Daily Lives Necessary
It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest of the great apes. Dian Fossey
Great Behavior First Remained Individuality Combined Most Greatest Encounter Impression Ape Captivating Shyness
The Parc des Volcans in Rwanda, where I conduct most of my studies, is heavily infested with poachers and herdsmen, whose cattle graze right through my camp area. Park boundaries have no meaning to these tribesmen. Dian Fossey
Area Park Through Studies Boundaries Most Cattle Camp Conduct Where Meaning Whose Right Graze

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