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Mother and Child


Mother and Child
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-23
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300 XR
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-23 4:43
Viewed: 1239
Points: 8
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Orangutans

I actually posted the wrong photo, and 2 hours later I have just realised it. I will post the real one another time!! Sorry!

This is mother Orangutan and her baby at Auckland Zoo. They were quite far away and this is as close as I could get to them.

Orangutans are large apes that live in southeast Asia, on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. These apes mostly live in trees and swing from branch to branch using their arms.

The word orangutan means man of the forest in the Malay language. As its habitats are being taken over by man, the orangutan's population is decreasing and it is in grave danger of extinction.

Orangutans have a large, bulky body, a thick neck, very long, strong arms, short, bowed legs, and no tail. Orangutans are about 2/3 the size of the gorilla.

They are mostly covered with long reddish-brown hair.

The orangutan has a large head with a prominent mouth area. Adult males have large cheek flaps (which get larger as the ape ages).

Orangutan have four long fingers plus an opposable thumb. Their feet have four long toes plus an opposable big toe. Orangutans can grasp things with both their hands and their feet. The largest males have an arm span of about 7.5 feet (2.3 m). They are about 2/3 the size of the gorilla.
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Lovely image of mother and child, Janice. You have done a great job from a distance.
I have seen a lot of these wonderful creatures on the Animal Planet channel.
Well done and TFS.

well Janice
it's not whole sharp but even that it's a lovely shot from mother and child. well taken shot, very nice to look at.
gr. jaap

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
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Hello Janice,
Lovely capture!
Mom looks a little bit tired and the baby is leading a life of pleasure...
Very good composition...TFS :}

Lovely picture of mother and child. I want to go to Borneo and visit all those nice relatives of ours!

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