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I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a steep ravine I could not cross to get over to them.
- Dian Fossey
#Angel
#Contact
#Group
#Side
#Wonderful
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
#Animal
#Great
#Man
#Understanding
#World
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
#Extinction
#Gorilla
#Man
#Now
#Survival
Any observer is an intruder in the domain of a wild animal and must remember that the rights of that animal supersede human interests. An observer must also keep in mind that an animal's memories of one day's contact might well be reflected in the following day's behavior.
- Dian Fossey
#Behavior
#Day
#Memories
#Mind
#Remember
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
#Field
#Gorilla
#Myself
#Privilege
#Who
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
#Feet
#Great
#Mature
#More
#Tall
The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow.
- Dian Fossey
#Man
#People
#Today
#Tomorrow
#Way
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
#Always
#Back
#Civilization
#Me
#Nature
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
#Comfortable
#Feel
#I Can
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#People
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
#Dwell
#Future
#Life
#Past
#Value
I have no friends.
- Dian Fossey
#Friends
#No Friends
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
#Diet
#More
#Patterns
#Reproductive
#Social
Conservation of any endangered species must begin with stringent efforts to protect its natural habitat by the enforcement of rigid legislation against human encroachment into parks and other game sanctuaries.
- Dian Fossey
#Against
#Endangered Species
#Game
#Human
The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.
- Dian Fossey
#Avoid
#Dignity
#Gorilla
#More
#People
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
#Future
#Life
#Past
#Realize
#Value
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