【美国人物志】黛安·弗西 (8/9)

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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
Karisoke
Cornell University
Ithaca
New York
gorilla
"Gorillas in the Mist."
RwandaDian Fossey suffered from a number of health problems. As she grew older, she spent less time in the field and more time at her camp doing paperwork. This was partly because she had college students assisting in her research efforts. In 1980, Fossey left Karisoke and accepted a position at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. There, she began to write a book about her years with the mountain gorillas. Her book was published in 1983. It is called "Gorillas in the Mist." By then, there were only about 200 mountain gorillas in the world. Dian Fossey made a large number of public appearances to publicize her book and the efforts to save the mountain gorillas. Then she returned to Rwanda. On December 26, 1985, she was found murdered at her camp. A few days later, her body was buried near the remains of some of her gorillas.