【美国人物志】黛安·弗西 (2/9)

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戴安·弗西本世纪卓越的野外观察家，用18年时间独身从事黑猩猩的研究。不幸被报复者刺杀。终身未婚。快40岁时，谈过两次恋爱，两个男友都要求她放弃野外观察，后面一个男友打动了她，她准备下山，但是那个男友改变主意不爱她了，弗西后来戏说来生要变成一个金发美女。观察黑猩猩经常需要处于登高，悬空状态。她患有恐高症。曾从高处落下，摔断了几根肋骨，刺穿了一叶肺，下山治愈后又继续从事黑猩猩的研究。
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Dian Fossey
California
Kentucky
Kosair Crippled Children's Hospital
Louisville
Africa
George Schaller
Louis
Mary Leakey
Louis Leakey
Rwanda
gorillaDian Fossey left California and moved to the state of Kentucky. She accepted a position at the Kosair Crippled Children's Hospital in the city of Louisville. People there said she had a special gift of communicating with children with special needs. Yet she also had a desire to see more of the world. Through friends, she became interested in Africa. She read a book about the wild mountain gorillas of central Africa written by American zoologist George Schaller. The mountain gorilla is the largest of the world's apes.
Fossey borrowed money and made a six-week trip to Africa in 1963. She visited a camp operated by the famous research scientists Louis and Mary Leakey. The Leakeys were best known for their studies of the development of human ancestors. Fossey met with Louis Leakey and discussed the importance of scientific research on the great apes. She decided to study mountain gorillas, which were in danger of disappearing. Later on her trip, she traveled to the mountains of Rwanda. This is where she first saw mountain gorillas.