A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 27, 1985, American naturalist Dian Fossey, 53, who had studied mountain gorillas in Africa for nearly 20 years, ...

Three decades after the groundbreaking researcher was killed in Rwanda, the ape population is growing—but is under rising pressure. Fossey devoted almost 20 years to her studies before she was ...

Wild gorillas have become one of the planet’s most sought-after wildlife encounters, yet they’re found in surprisingly few ...

Fossey was honored along with Bay Area literary figure Ina Donna Coolbrith. A poet, writer, librarian, and prominent figure in the literary community, Coolbrith was known as the “Sweet Singer of ...

For many species, friendship isn’t just about feeling good—it’s a complex strategy for survival. That’s one of the big takeaways from a long-term study on wild mountain gorillas, led by researchers ...

Friendship comes with complex pros and cons -- possibly explaining why some individuals are less sociable, according to a new study of gorillas. Friendship comes with complex pros and cons -- possibly ...

As well as bonding with males, female mountain gorillas connect with one preferred female for at least a year at a time, a study in Animal Behaviour reveals. The study found most relationships between ...

Goodall, Fossey and Galdikas are the trimates who've helped us understand all the great apes, including ourselves.

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