PRINCE ADRIAN GARCIA
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- Scientists Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey were both known for their work with apes. Goodall observed chimpanzees, Fossey studied mountain gorillas.
- Jane Goodall was born in Great Britain in 1934. As a young girl, she dreamed of going to Africa to study animals. In her twenties, Goodall dream came true. She took a trip to kenya.
- While visiting the country, she worked for Louis and Mary Leakey. The famous couple was digging for human fossils Louis encouraged Goodall to study chimpanzees in the wild.
- Dian Fossey was born in San Francisco in 1932. As a young wowan, Fossey read book aboutmountain gorillas that captured her interest. In 1963, Leakey arranged for Fossey to study mountain Gorillas in their natural habit.
- Fossey set up camp on a hillside in Rwanda. There, she quickly gained the trust of the gorillas by imitating them. Fossey was able to observe animals at the close range. Through her observations, she discovered that gorillas are not as fierce as they look. They are generally peaceful animals.
- After poachers illegally hunted and killed several gorillas, Fossey worked hard to protect them. She Described her word in the 1983 book Gorillas in the mist. In 1985, Fossey was murdered. Many people suspect that the poachers killed her too.
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