Are gorillas are picky eaters? Nope. We might instead use the term "selective" eaters. 🌱 Gorillas can create the perfect bite of a plant by cleaning off dirt and debris and then wrapping and compacting the leaves before putting them in their mouths! Manipulation techniques can vary for each food they eat. In this video, watch Taraja eat Gallium - one of mountain gorillas' favorite foods! 📹 Eric Ndayishimiye | Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

30 years on from researcher Dian Fossey's brutal murder, we examine her complex story and commemorate the incredible work in saving the mountain Gorilla population. Dian Fossey: Gorillas In The Mist Premieres Tomorrow 8.30pm AEDT/NZDT on National Geographic 🔴 Record Foxtel Series Link here: http://bit.ly/DianFosseySecrets Watch more of Dian here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/tv/dian-fossey-secrets-in-the-mist/ | National Geographic Australia

Before she was known around the world for living with mountain gorillas, Dian Fossey struggled to bring attention to their dwindling numbers. | National Geographic TV

Mountain gorillas were saved from extinction thanks to the incredible and unorthodox Dian Fossey. | National Geographic TV

This is the complex story of how gorilla researcher Dian Fossey was brutally murdered whilst protecting the mountain gorilla population. Dian Fossey: Secrets In The Mist Premieres Thursday 8.30pm AEDT/NZDT on National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/tv/dian-fossey-secrets-in-the-mist/ | National Geographic Australia

Who killed famed gorilla researcher Dian Fossey... and why? Explore the mystery Wednesdays at 9/8c. | National Geographic TV