Saturday, April 30, 2011

[FunOnTheNet] Ape Close And Personal

 






Ape close and personal: Stunning images which capture primates at their most unguarded

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:16 AM on 28th April 2011


Staring into the camera, they appear to be baring their soul.

These intimate portraits of apes at Frankfurt Zoo reveal a side of the animals rarely seen.

German photographer Volker Gutgesell has spent the past four years visiting the zoo's primate enclosure to capture the candid images.


Looking out for each other: Two bonobos preen each other at Frankfurt zoo

Transfixed by the lens: Pangi, left, is a two-year-old bonobo who was born in Frankfurt Zoo. Right, other members of her family preen each other

Intimate portrait: Gorilla Rebecca, 27, has had eight babies and is also helping look after her sister Quemba look after her children

Intimate portrait: Gorilla Rebecca, 27, has had eight babies and is also helping look after her sister Quemba to bring up her children


The 58-year-old says the years spent studying the bonobos, orangutans and gorillas has allowed him to pick up on their body language and take the perfect shot in a way few other photographers have managed.

Gutgesell started taking the images to help him cope with severe back pain caused by a slipped disc. He used to travel the world as a media manager until the injury in 2004. 

Then in 2007 he developed tinnitus as a result of his injury, causing a constant ringing in his ears. But despite his condition, he has found a way of communicating through his pictures.

He said: 'I stand for many hours watching both the apes and the families that visit them.'

Eye contact: Galdikas, left, is one of four orangutans at Frankfurt

Eye contact: Galdikas, left, is one of four orangutans at Frankfurt, bonobo Heri, right, is also ten years old

Eye contact: Galdikas, left, is one of four orang-utans at the zoo, and bonobo Heri, right, is also ten years old

Private life: A bonobo balances a nut in her lips

Total control: A bonobo balances a nut in her lips


Youth: a young bonobo holds a piece of fruit in his mouth

Peak of his powers and recent arrival: A male gorilla and a young bonobo at the zoo




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