Dian Fossey loved discovering and writting stuff about gorillas when she was a child. As she started to grow up, she learned even more and interesting stuff about them.

She was born on January 16 1932. Her death was on December 26 1985. She was an American primatologist and conservationist. She started being a team leader of mountain gorillas groups at 1966 until her death. She studied them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda.

Dian Fossey was one of the foremost primatologists in the world, member of "Trimates".

Dian Fossey was a friend to many mountain gorillas, but none were as special to her as Digit.