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My Hero Project
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3rd - 8th
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My Hero: Dian Fossey

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Dian Fossey's work with the African Mountain Gorilla makes her a hero to both animals and people. Use this resource to learn about her studies and her campaign against poaching.

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jane goodall

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dian fossey, digit, gorillas in the mist, mountain gorillas, wild gorillas, african gorillas, american zoologist, dian fossey gorilla fund international, dr. birute galdikas, george b. schaller, karisoke research center, louis leakey, my hero project, aggressive nature of gorillas, campaign against poaching, gorilla fund, gorilla poaching, gorillafund.org

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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