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I give you teenage ape on a stick, with a sideorder of gruffiness This young western lowland gorilla found posing on top of a tree stump that gave him quite an overview. Distinctingly observing my group of visitors and photographers. The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) live in lowland swampland and forrest in western Africa, from Angola to Gabon and north to CAR. They are the smallest of the four main subspecies of gorilla. These gorillas travels in smaller and larger groups and often covers 3-5 kilometer a day. The groups are both breeding family groups and non-breeding groups of often young gorillas. During their "bachelor-age", male gorillas can change between groups of breeding and none-breeding, or even travelling solitary. This bachelor sweet age can go on for years, so no wonder this fellow is a bit grumpy. But he was brought to the wilderness sanctuary to keep him safe from humans, so at least he is alive. As all gorillas, lowlands gorillas are endangered animals close to extinction. The main enemy are human activities like deforrestation and hunting for bushmeat. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_lowland_gorilla #ape #gorilla #nature #naturereserve #limbe #wildlifecenter #refuge #cameroon #observing #curious #western #lowland #Gorillagorillagorilla #roadtrip #2015CE #Nikon #NikonD800 #D800 #300mm #f4 #Kamerun #cameroon #africa #mbe #Cameroon #ngaoundere #selfie (ved Limbe Wildlife Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/z7jeLMD-nB/?utm_medium=tumblr

"Your squirrel propaganda video will not deter me from my opossum calling".

Day 1302 - When the boyfriend's away, the girlfriend will...sub for a shift at the wildlife center and help them with their baby squirrel feedings. ;)

Visit to New Mexico Wildlife Center - Swainson's Hawk There was a flying demonstration involving staff and this Swainson's hawk. I shot a very brief video of the hawk flying under 10 feet then isolated the hawk by cropping from individual frames. This collage captures the position of the hawk’s wings in the brief “flight.” All the wildlife housed at the center are there either because if an injury that prevents them from being able to survive in the wild or they had become habituated to humans and reliant on them for food, housing and safety. This was frequently a result of people trying to raise them as pets or they imprinted in humans because they were rescued while young. #SwainsonsHawk #Hawk #Raptor #BirdOfPrey #WildlifeCenter #NewMexicoWildlifeCenter #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #Birding #BirdingPhotography #PhotoByJeriRae #Naturalist (at New Mexico Wildlife Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbmNPQ2gi0H/?utm_medium=tumblr

Visit to New Mexico Wildlife Center - Swainson's Hawk There was a flying demonstration involving staff and this Swainson's hawk. This was an impromptu move when the hawk decided to fly to the post rather than the staff person. All the wildlife housed at the center are there either because if an injury that prevents them from being able to survive in the wild or they had become habituated to humans and reliant on them for food, housing and safety. This was frequently a result of people trying to raise them as pets or they imprinted in humans because they were rescued while young. #SwainsonsHawk #Hawk #Raptor #BirdOfPrey #WildlifeCenter #NewMexicoWildlifeCenter #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #Birding #BirdingPhotography #PhotoByJeriRae #Naturalist (at New Mexico Wildlife Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CblxAXUAjv5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Visit to New Mexico Wildlife Center - Swainson's Hawk with Chase the Education Coordinator There was a flying demonstration involving staff and this Swainson's hawk. This was an impromptu move when the hawk decided to fly to the post rather than the staff person. All the wildlife housed at the center are there either because if an injury that prevents them from being able to survive in the wild or they had become habituated to humans and reliant on them for food, housing and safety. This was frequently a result of people trying to raise them as pets or they imprinted in humans because they were rescued while young. #SwainsonsHawk #Hawk #Raptor #BirdOfPrey #WildlifeCenter #NewMexicoWildlifeCenter #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #Birding #BirdingPhotography #PhotoByJeriRae #Naturalist (at New Mexico Wildlife Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CblwYzMgDeD/?utm_medium=tumblr

Visit to New Mexico Wildlife Center - Swainson's Hawk There was a flying demonstration involving staff and this Swainson's hawk. This was an impromptu move when the hawk decided to fly to the post rather than the staff person. All the wildlife housed at the center are there either because if an injury that prevents them from being able to survive in the wild or they had become habituated to humans and reliant on them for food, housing and safety. This was frequently a result of people trying to raise them as pets or they imprinted in humans because they were rescued while young. #SwainsonsHawk #Hawk #Raptor #BirdOfPrey #WildlifeCenter #NewMexicoWildlifeCenter #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #Birding #BirdingPhotography #PhotoByJeriRae #Naturalist (at New Mexico Wildlife Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CblwFL6ALel/?utm_medium=tumblr