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Gorillas in the mist

Title
Gorillas in the mist / Dian Fossey.
Author
Fossey, Dian
Publication
  • Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1983.
  • ©1983

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Description
xviii, 326 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Describes four gorilla families living in the rain forests of the Virunga mountains of Rwanda during a fifteen-year case study.
Subject
  • Gorilla > Behavior
  • Mammals > Behavior
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-311) and index.
Contents
Preface -- In the mountain meadow of Carl Akeley and George Schaller -- Second beginning: Karisoke Research Centre, Rwanda -- Karisoke field impressions -- Three generations of one gorilla family: group 5 -- Wild orphans bound for captivity: Coco and Pucker -- Animal visitors to the Karisoke Research Centre -- The natural demise of two gorilla families: group 8 and 9 -- Human visitors to the Karisoke Research Centre -- Adjustment to a new silverback leader: group 4 -- Growing family stability: group 4 -- Decimation by poachers: group 4 -- Formation of a new family lends hope: Nunkie's group -- Epilogue -- Appendixes: -- A. Food vegetation types -- B. Birth frequency graph -- C. Rainfall distribution in the Virungas -- D. 1981 census findings -- E. Common gorilla vocalizations -- F. Autopsy findings -- G. Parasitology research -- Bibliography -- Index -- Maps: Habitats of the mountain gorilla ; Gorilla food vegetation zones ; Gorilla group ranges -- Family lines.
Call Number
JSE 10-1034
ISBN
  • 0395282179
  • 9780395282175
LCCN
82023332
OCLC
9132014
Author
Fossey, Dian, author.
Title
Gorillas in the mist / Dian Fossey.
Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1983.
Copyright Date
©1983
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-311) and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Fossey, Dian. Gorillas in the mist. Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1983 (OCoLC)557514682
Research Call Number
JSE 10-1034
JFE 84-1850
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