Gorillas in the Mist
by Dian Fossey · first published 1983
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Describes four gorilla families living in the rain forests of the Virunga mountains of Rwanda during a fifteen-year case study.
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Well... dog shit is kind of amazing. ;) You see, there are people out there that legitimately, professionally study poop for a living. I read a book (well, part of it) Gorillas in the Mist, by Dian Fossey, and there is an appendix on parasites, mostly using fecal analysis. Literally, a chapter on poop and worms. Reading it without prejudice, I found it extremely interesting. Should we…
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