Gorillas in the Mist

by Fossey, Dian

• ISBN13: 9780618083602
• ISBN10: 061808360X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-06
• Publisher: Mariner Books

Summary

One of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world, GORILLAS IN THE MIST is the riveting account of Dian Fossey's thirteen years in a remote African rain forest with the greatest of the great apes. Fossey's extraordinary efforts to ensure the future of the rain forest and its remaining mountain gorillas are captured in her own words and in candid photographs of this fascinating endangered species. As only she could, Fossey combined her personal adventure story with groundbreaking scientific reporting in an unforgettable portrait of one of our closest primate relatives. Although Fossey's work ended tragically in her murder, GORILLAS IN THE MIST remains an invaluable testament to one of the longest-running field studies of primates and reveals her undying passion for her subject.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	xv
In the Mountain Meadow of Carl Akeley and George Schaller	1	(18)
Second Beginning: Karisoke Research Centre, Rwanda	19	(23)
Karisoke Field Impressions	42	(18)
Three Generations of One Gorilla Family: Group 5	60	(46)
Wild Orphans Bound for Captivity: Coco and Pucker	106	(19)
Animal Visitors to the Karisoke Research Centre	125	(13)
The Natural Demise of Two Gorilla Families: Groups 8 and 9	138	(14)
Human Visitors to the Karisoke Research Centre	152	(15)
Adjustment to a New Silverback Leader: Group 4	167	(15)
Growing Family Stability: Group 4	182	(20)
Decimation by Poachers: Group 4	202	(28)
Formation of a New Family Lends Hope: Nunkie's Group	230	(11)
Epilogue	241	(46)
Appendixes
A. Food Vegetation Types	245	(1)
B. Birth Frequency Graph	246	(2)
C. Rainfall Distribution in the Virungas	248	(1)
D. 1981 Census Findings	249	(2)
E. Common Gorilla Vocalizations	251	(7)
F. Autopsy Findings	258	(13)
G. Parasitology Research	271	(16)
Bibliography	287	(26)
Index	313