Pongo abelii (Sumatran Orang-utan)
Pongo abelii (Sumatran Orang-utan)
Written by Thursday, 19 March 2009 00:00
"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language." Martin Buber
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Pongo abelii (Sumatran Orang-utan) This colony of Orang-utans had recently had some new, particularly welcomed arrivals, given that the animal is critically endangered in the wild. The two mothers were taking turns in front of the glass where the visitors collected to show off their babies, as proud primate mothers often do. The bigger one of the mothers was there for a while, hanging comfortable from the ropes and showing off her bundle of joy, who was quite busy sucking the end of one of the ropes. We were impressed by the expression on the mother's face; she was proud, yet she looked sad and pensive at times. Taking shots of her and the baby was not easy. It was the first time we were visiting this particular enclosure and we were not best prepared for it in terms of appropriate equipment. The marks on the glass of the enclosure, made by visitors on the day as they were touching it and the number of people who were literally queuing to see the little ones were added difficulties. Still, when all is said and done, the Tamron excelled itself; we focussed manually and we were quite happy with the details (the ear of the baby in the fifth photo is a solid proof of the capabilities of this lens). Yet this particular enclosure is high on our priorities to re-visit for more photos. Photos by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Camera: Nikon D80
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