Who is Dr. Leaky?
A professor who studies gorillas interactions with each other.
- What is Dian Fossey’s job in Africa?
Dian's job was to count the gorillas.
- Who is her guide and what does he know how to track?
Sembagare is her guide and knows how to track buffalo, antelope and elephant.
- Why does Dian decide to stay in Africa?
She wants to stay since she has a high interest in the Gorillas.
- What does she call the first group of gorillas?
Silverbacks
- How does Dian get close to the gorillas?
She mimicked the gorillas actions. And came closer but at first she watched from a distance.
- Describe some of the actions she uses to attract the gorillas’ attention.
She pounded her chest like gorillas would. She mimics their actions.
- “If they want a witch, I’ll give them a witch.” Describe this statement of Dian Fossey’s and what did she do?
The natives thought that Dian was a witch. She decided to do things such as drawing a witch on a tree and cutting their traps.
- Describe the Silverback’s hands.
4th and 5th fingers are webbed
- Why are the African gorillas being trapped?
They are being trapped for poaching.
- What do Dian and Bob do when the gorilla charges at them?
Dian and Bob don't look at him in the eye and mimic them.
- Describe how Dian and Bob move when they are around the gorillas.
They move slowly and submissively as well as they mimic their moves.
- Which gorilla holds Dian’s hand?
The silverback, Digit.
- How does Dian react after she rescues the baby?
She is in mad and goes to the men in charge to yell at them.
- Why aren't the gorillas protected by the government?
They government needs money and its expensive.
- How does Dian get protection from gorilla poachers?
She gets anti-poaching rangers.
- Why doesn't Dian want to leave with Bob Chapman to study primates in Borneo?
She wants to stay due to caring a lot about the gorillas and helping them.
- How does Dian handle meeting the gorilla when she is with her research students?
she stood tough and serious as if she had known the gorilla.
- What happened to Digit and why did it happen?
Digit was killed for his hands, feet and head because the other one died and did not work.
- Explain Dian’s behavior after she found Digit’s body.
she becomes angry and sad, and furious about everything.
- Who are the first gorillas she visits upon her return?
Digit's family
- Who is Simba? Digit is Simba’s father. How do we know?
Simba is Digit's child. We know because the 4th and 5th fingers are webbed.
- How does Dian defend “her mountain?
She gets a permit before they can take her out of the place.
Personal Reflection:
This video showed me a lot. It showed how important it is to have passion for something. If we care about something or someone a lot we should protect them because bad things can happen to them. In our ways of life we might get a lot of enemies who would want to bring us down and lose our focus but we shouldn't. If we love something we should fight for it just as Dian did. In the movie Dian was so passionate about studying the gorillas she was said as a witch and acted like one to protect the gorillas from being killed. She took that factor way to far and she got killed but what she did was very important. This movie help me reflect on how many animals are being killed today for almost the weirdest reason and just like Dian had done we should protect them because they are a part of us . We are not above all these animals we don't have the same characteristics but they help a lot in many different ways.
A professor who studies gorillas interactions with each other.
- What is Dian Fossey’s job in Africa?
Dian's job was to count the gorillas.
- Who is her guide and what does he know how to track?
Sembagare is her guide and knows how to track buffalo, antelope and elephant.
- Why does Dian decide to stay in Africa?
She wants to stay since she has a high interest in the Gorillas.
- What does she call the first group of gorillas?
Silverbacks
- How does Dian get close to the gorillas?
She mimicked the gorillas actions. And came closer but at first she watched from a distance.
- Describe some of the actions she uses to attract the gorillas’ attention.
She pounded her chest like gorillas would. She mimics their actions.
- “If they want a witch, I’ll give them a witch.” Describe this statement of Dian Fossey’s and what did she do?
The natives thought that Dian was a witch. She decided to do things such as drawing a witch on a tree and cutting their traps.
- Describe the Silverback’s hands.
4th and 5th fingers are webbed
- Why are the African gorillas being trapped?
They are being trapped for poaching.
- What do Dian and Bob do when the gorilla charges at them?
Dian and Bob don't look at him in the eye and mimic them.
- Describe how Dian and Bob move when they are around the gorillas.
They move slowly and submissively as well as they mimic their moves.
- Which gorilla holds Dian’s hand?
The silverback, Digit.
- How does Dian react after she rescues the baby?
She is in mad and goes to the men in charge to yell at them.
- Why aren't the gorillas protected by the government?
They government needs money and its expensive.
- How does Dian get protection from gorilla poachers?
She gets anti-poaching rangers.
- Why doesn't Dian want to leave with Bob Chapman to study primates in Borneo?
She wants to stay due to caring a lot about the gorillas and helping them.
- How does Dian handle meeting the gorilla when she is with her research students?
she stood tough and serious as if she had known the gorilla.
- What happened to Digit and why did it happen?
Digit was killed for his hands, feet and head because the other one died and did not work.
- Explain Dian’s behavior after she found Digit’s body.
she becomes angry and sad, and furious about everything.
- Who are the first gorillas she visits upon her return?
Digit's family
- Who is Simba? Digit is Simba’s father. How do we know?
Simba is Digit's child. We know because the 4th and 5th fingers are webbed.
- How does Dian defend “her mountain?
She gets a permit before they can take her out of the place.
Personal Reflection:
This video showed me a lot. It showed how important it is to have passion for something. If we care about something or someone a lot we should protect them because bad things can happen to them. In our ways of life we might get a lot of enemies who would want to bring us down and lose our focus but we shouldn't. If we love something we should fight for it just as Dian did. In the movie Dian was so passionate about studying the gorillas she was said as a witch and acted like one to protect the gorillas from being killed. She took that factor way to far and she got killed but what she did was very important. This movie help me reflect on how many animals are being killed today for almost the weirdest reason and just like Dian had done we should protect them because they are a part of us . We are not above all these animals we don't have the same characteristics but they help a lot in many different ways.