Orangutan Love is a photograph by Jennie Breeze which was uploaded on June 28th, 2015.
Orangutan Love
Digitally enhanced photograph of an Orangutan and baby. In the Malay language, the word orang means person and utan means forest, so their name means... more
Title
Orangutan Love
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_1301-1
Description
Digitally enhanced photograph of an Orangutan and baby. In the Malay language, the word orang means person and utan means forest, so their name means 'person of the forest'. Orangutans have the closest mother-offspring relationships of all nonhuman primates. Offspring remain with their mothers for seven or eight years. Adult males are the most solitary of the apes, whereas females travel with their youngsters and at times with other females as well. They are similar to humans in their anatomy, physiology, and behavior, sharing 97 percent of the same genetic material. They are intelligent, can make and use tools, and show evidence of distinct cultural patterns. They have excellent color vision, opposable thumbs, big toes, and grasping hands.They have long, shaggy, orange-red hair. They are endangered due to habitat loss and capture for the illegal pet trade. Their rainforest homes are rapidly declining due to illegal logging, mining, farming, oil palm plantations, and human overpopulation. Orangutan populations have declined more than 50 percent in the last decade. Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling mammal. This photograph was taken at the Los Angeles Zoo.
Uploaded
June 28th, 2015
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Comments (13)
Linda Howes
This is really awesome Jennie!! l/f/ fb- sharing my friends art group
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thanks Linda! This was taken through a chain link fence. So it was a challenge, but it's one of my favs. Thanks for your continued support. What a pal!
Phyllis Kaltenbach
Congratulations, Jennie, your beautiful image has been featured on "Fuzzy, Warm and Soft."
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thanks Phyllis! Appreciate the feature in your FUZZY WARN AND SOFT art group.
John Bailey
Congratulations Jennie for being awarded "Honorable Mention" by your peers in the Images That Excite You contest!
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thanks John for the HONORABLE MENTION in the IMAGES THAT EXCITE YOU contest. Nice to be recognized by my peers!!!