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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely motivated.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.'
- No Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no friends.
- Feet
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Behavior
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Confinement
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- Nov 07, 2020
I cannot concur with those who advocate saving gorillas from extinction by killing and capturing more free-living individuals only to exhibit them in confinement.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Climb
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- Nov 07, 2020
For captive gorillas, trees should be available to climb and material such as straw, branches, or bamboo supplied for nest building.
- Heavy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those bearing the heavy responsibility of caring for captive gorillas should be encouraged to exchange so-called nonbreeders between populations, an inherent process among free-living gorillas and one that avoids inbreeding and also stimulates productivity.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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?
- Mountain
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Daily
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have made my home among the mountain gorillas.
- Captivating
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020