I met this mother orangutan and her baby on my trip to Borneo back in 2009. Within Tanjung Puting National Park, there are several former research centers so even though the orangutans are wild, they are used to human presence and quite habituated. Frame filling shots like this were relatively easy. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/7.1 at 1/80th of a second
Is that really a kiss, or does it just look like one? That would seem to signify some emotional response and I thought only we humans had emotions. Beautiful catch, Sean.
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I met this mother orangutan and her baby on my trip to Borneo back in 2009. Within Tanjung Puting National Park, there are several former research centers so even though the orangutans are wild, they are used to human presence and quite habituated. Frame filling shots like this were relatively easy.
Is that really a kiss, or does it just look like one? That would seem to signify some emotional response and I thought only we humans had emotions. Beautiful catch, Sean.
National Geographic article about animals and emotions. The answer seems to be yes, they do.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150714-animal-dog-thinking-feelings-brain-science/
What an excellent article! Thanks for posting it. I’m sharing it with friends.
—– We walk together
—– A while pause to taste the air
—– From us too soon gone .
Very lovely. This world needs more images like it!
I love this pic!!
Such a tender moment you captured! 💚
great pic.] Ididnt know such wild beast could be so gental to their babbies.
Beautiful expression of love. Great catch.
Thanks Darlene.