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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.
Dian Fossey
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Dian Fossey
Age: 53 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 16
Died: 1985
Died: December 27
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