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Google Doodle Pays Tribute to Zoologist Dian Fossey

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Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of Dian Fossey, American zoologist best known for her study of gorillas.

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Google Doodle pays tribute to zoologist Dian Fossey

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Fossey studied gorilla groups over the period of 18 years in Africa, founding the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda. A lot of her work consisted of preventing the killing of gorillas by poachers; after one of her favorite gorillas named Digit was killed, she founded the Digit Fund with the purpose of raising money for anti-poaching patrols.

Fossey was killed in her cabin in 1985; the perpetrator was never found.

Fossey’s life was fictionalized in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist (based on Fossey’s book of the same name), starring Sigourney Weaver. The movie was nominated for five Academy Awards and won two Golden Globes.

Top 10 Animated Google Doodles

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  2. Charlie Chaplin Google Doodle

    The Google Doodle team stars in an homage to the silent film era’s greatest star’s 122nd birthday, April 15, 2011.

  3. Google Logo Repelled by Cursor

    This one’s done in HTML5 and was published Sept. 7, 2010. To get the full effect, here’s one you can interact with.

  4. John Lennon Google Doodle

    This Doodle commemorated John Lennon’s 70th birthday in October 2010.

  5. Martha Graham

    Debuting May 10, 2011, this Google Doodle marks dance choreographer Martha Graham’s birthday.

  6. Robert Bunsen

    Commemorated the birthday of the inventor of the Bunsen burner, German chemist Robert Bunsen on March 31, 2011.

  7. Thomas Edison

    The great inventor’s birthday was honored on February 11, 2011.

  8. Independence Day

    Marking Independence Day 2010.

  9. Pac-Man’s 30th Anniversary

    A real crowd pleaser was this playable Pac-Man game, which appeared on May 21. 2010. Here’s a playable version.

Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/01/16/google-doodle-dian-fossey/

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