of gorillas and planned to take a baby to sell to the zoo. When the tribe tried to get to one of the babies of Digits family, Digit raged and defended his family. However, in doing so, Digits life was taken. Fossey reached the group of gorillas just after the poachers fled. She was absolutely devastated at the sight of her good friend lying dead amongst the Congo floor. She retaliated, burning down the tribes village and torturing two of the captured men that took place in the outburst. She broke down into psychotic moods and went crazy on people. She even told her students to leave and blamed part of the murder on them.After some time had passed, Fosseys life became less depressing. She continued to go to see Digits family and encountered them in amazingly up-close visits. The gorillas survived quite well without Digit. In fact, Digits new child was born and it to also had webbed fingers.Just as life started to get back to normal for Fossey, she was murdered in her sleep out in the Virunga Mountains. Her death to this day is still a mystery. We can only assume that it was committed by the people that made her life so complicated, the people of the Baqua tribe.Ever since I was a young kid I always dreamed of having my own pet gorilla or chimpanzee. That dream faded as I grew older. This book brought that dream back stronger than its ever been. What this lady did for the future of gorillas in this part of the world is absolutely unbelievable. She gave her life for these animals. I dont think that there is any person out there with a heart like Dian Fossey had. This book taught me so much about how gorillas interact with each other, what they eat, how they play, etc I could go on forever. It taught me what kind of world we live in and how important it is to keep animals alive. Dian Fossey in my eyes is the most gifted woman to ever walk the face of this world in the eyes of the Animal kingdom....
