Gorillas in the mist

Today’s post is about Dian Fossey, the second “Leakey’s Angel”. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the first part of this series, which spotlights Jane Goodall! D…

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

Poppy, the last of the mountain gorillas originally studied by renowned primatologist Dian Fossey, who founded the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda in 1967, is believed to have died. Poppy was unique in that she was studied from birth in 1976 to 2018, when she was last seen in the wild.

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Aug 3, 2024 - The baby gorilla was born on August 19, while the tender moments between the baby and its mother were captured on camera by a zoo photographer when the bundle of joy was less than two weeks old.

"Gorillas in the Mist" movie still, 1988. Sigourney Weaver as Dian Fossey.

The star of TV's Homes Under The Hammer was doing charity work in the country when he discovered a way to get up close and personal with our nearest primate cousins for a fraction of the cost.