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CHIMPANZEE Pan troglodytes ©Laura Quick Spent some time with the chimps on Saturday after our LA Docent midterm. I find them fascinating, very anthropoid, and their aggression a little scary. Maybe it was growing up in the Planet of the Apes era, not sure. It was snack time while we were with them at the Zoo and the keeper, Amy, was talking us through the troop dynamics while throwing various vegetables to all the troop members. This one was one of my favorites as well. He's been overgroomed and his hair hasn't kept up with the grooming. #chimpanzee #pantroglodytes #losangeleszoo #behindthescenes #©lauraquick #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #lazoodocentclass #chimps #oldlady #sohumanlike #fascinanting #creepy #primates #terrestrial #plantigrade #haplorrhini #baldape #greatapes https://www.instagram.com/p/B7SA1Tpn4Be/?igshid=1pddjo8x1n6fm

BORNEAN ORANGUTAN Pongo pygmaeus ©Laura Quick Orangutan is a portmanteau, where two Malay/Indonesian words have been combined together. In these languages, ‘orang’ means ‘person’ and ‘hutan’ means ‘forest’. So ‘orangutan’ means ‘person of the forest’ and ‘orang’ + putti = white person. In captive environments, orangutans have lived for over 60 years. Wild females at one study site who were adolescents back in 1971 are still alive today and bearing offspring. #borneanorangutan #orangutan #pongopygmaeus #borneo #©lauraquick #asia #southeastasia #malaysia #endangered #apes #animal #mammal #losangeleszoo #behindthescenes #©lauraquick #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #lazoodocentclass https://www.instagram.com/p/B8X_Kw6HvPZ/?igshid=1xt3vqkvi7k2

SAURUS CRANE Antigone antigone ©Laura Quick The sarus crane is a large nonmigratory crane found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), they are a conspicuous species of open wetlands in south Asia, seasonally flooded Dipterocarp forests in Southeast Asia, and Eucalyptus-dominated woodlands and grasslands in Australia. They forage on marshes and shallow wetlands for roots, tubers, insects, crustaceans, and small vertebrate prey. #sauruscrane #antigoneantigone #crane #tallestflyingbird #losangeleszoo #behindthescenes #©lauraquick #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #lazoodocentclass #symboloffidelity #monogamous #gruiformes #tallest #baldpate #redhead https://www.instagram.com/p/B8X-T3bnfto/?igshid=bqmfu158mdnb

CHIMPANZEE Pan troglodytes ©Laura Quick Spent some time with the chimps on Saturday after our LA Docent midterm. I find them fascinating, very anthropoid, and their aggression a little scary. Maybe it was growing up in the Planet of the Apes era, not sure. It was snack time while we were with them at the Zoo and the keeper, Amy, was talking us through the troop dynamics while throwing various vegetables to all the troop members. Here the little guy wanted the older female to give him her walnut, so he got right into her face. She didn't give in. #chimpanzee #pantroglodytes #losangeleszoo #behindthescenes #©lauraquick #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #lazoodocentclass #chimps #oldlady #sohumanlike #fascinanting #creepy #primates #terrestrial #plantigrade #haplorrhini #overlappingdnatous #oliver #regina #walnut https://www.instagram.com/p/B7SBBa5nw-f/?igshid=12l4oif3jdvw5

CHIMPANZEE Pan troglodytes ©Laura Quick Spent some time with the chimps on Saturday after our LA Docent midterm. I find them fascinating, very anthropoid, and their aggression a little scary. Maybe it was growing up in the Planet of the Apes era, not sure. It was snack time while we were with them at the Zoo and the keeper, Amy, was talking us through the troop dynamics while throwing various vegetables to all the troop members. This one was one of my favorites. #chimpanzee #pantroglodytes #losangeleszoo #behindthescenes #©lauraquick #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #lazoodocentclass #chimps #oldlady #sohumanlike #fascinanting #creepy #primates #terrestrial #plantigrade #haplorrhini #overlappingdnatous https://www.instagram.com/p/B7SAq9VnCe6/?igshid=pb4deht8xz8h