This black-handed gibbon, also known as the agile gibbon, was living amongst the orangutans in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Unfortunately, these apes are listed as endangered due to loss of their forest habitat and the pet trade. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 250mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/250th of a second.
There is such humanlike curiosity in this gibbon’s face. It looks very distinguished. It has beautiful markings. It must be difficult to think of them as wild animals because of the way they look at you. But they are wild and the pet industry that sells them for profit them needs to be put out of business.
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This black-handed gibbon, also known as the agile gibbon, was living amongst the orangutans in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Unfortunately, these apes are listed as endangered due to loss of their forest habitat and the pet trade. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 250mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/250th of a second.
One of these gibbons once told me I was in decent shape for a guy who never worked out.
Wait, no, that was the Back-Handed Gibbon.
Nevermind.
Haha that’s really funny Louis! This guy is a cool mofo, even with that unibrow.
There is such humanlike curiosity in this gibbon’s face. It looks very distinguished. It has beautiful markings. It must be difficult to think of them as wild animals because of the way they look at you. But they are wild and the pet industry that sells them for profit them needs to be put out of business.
Rachel is spot on!
I’m with Rachel on this. There is some quality about apes in general that we connect with, and anytime we can interact, is a treasured moment.