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Sumatran orang utan Puluh

Adult male, Realm of the Red Ape outdoor paddock (taken from the 'down' ramp). Chester, 23rd July 2009
Adult male, Realm of the Red Ape outdoor paddock (taken from the \'down\' ramp). Chester, 23rd July 2009
 
Ever seen the photo of 'Mickey' at Edinburgh Zoo in 1940/50's in Barbara Harrison's book- 'OrangUtan'? Very similar shot.
 
Ever seen the photo of 'Mickey' at Edinburgh Zoo in 1940/50's in Barbara Harrison's book- 'OrangUtan'? Very similar shot.

I do remember the book and that photo - but it was B&W of course. I took a sequence of photos as he was looking in different directions, I hadn't thought of it before, but perhaps I chose this one subconsciously because of the similarity.

Alan
 
it almost seems a habit of Sumatran males to look over their shoulders like that. I have similar shots of Bristol's 'Adam' doing exactly the same thing.
 

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