Apes
Apes are one of my personal favorites. They challenge me to wonder. You look into their eyes and can see that you share a common past and probably most of the same common feelings. At the same time, they can easily push your imagination too far, and we easily personify them more than we ought to. They are close cousins... but they are also a little bit alien.
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- Columbus Zoo
Photos of various animals at the Columbus Zoo.
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Gorilla in his cage.
A gorilla sitting in his cage. He wanders around restlessly, only sitting in one spot for a few moments at a time.
Hand of a bonobo chimpanzee... so very similar to our own hands.
Mother bonobo chimpanzee and small baby.
Male bonobo chimpanzee smiling for the camera. He seemed to be well accustomed to it and smiled everytime a visitor held up the camera.
Gorilla sitting near a fan.
Gorilla in a moment of lazy boredom.
Gorilla looking at some humans with a sidelong glance. There is obvious intelligence behind its eyes, not to mention a sense of envy or mistrust.
Gorilla playing with paper.
Male bonobo chimpanzee sitting on a log.
