Little Girl

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Little Girl

This is dear little Mayos. She is a beautiful chimpanzee with whom I was so priviledged to spend some time at the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon. She even fell asleep in my arms one afternoon.

Mayos was seized from a hunter by a missionary family in the forest. She later received 24 hour care from a lovely lady called Sandy. She is now thriving, as you can see from the picture.

The number of chimpanzees in the wild has dropped steadily since 1960. At one time, over one million chimpanzees inhabited more than 25 countries in Africa. Now, scientists think that there are only 150,000 to 235,000 chimpanzees. Only six African countries have healthy wild breeding populations. Chimpanzee habitat has been destroyed to make farmland, to provide trees for the logging industry, and to build roads. Baby chimps are captured for the illegal pet trade.

Primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall estimates that for each baby chimp taken as a pet, ten other chimps are killed – one mother and several relatives killed protecting the baby. For every ten babies that take the journey oversees in a small closed crate, only one survives the journey. Do the math on that, and it is 100 dead chimps for each one that makes it to the foreign pet trade – alarm bells should be ringing, but sadly they aren’t ringing loudly or quickly enough.

Taken with Nikon D50.

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Little Girl by ApeArt
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  • janeymac

    janeymac

    beautiful capture , she’s gorgeous.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks Jane x

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    lovely capture, beautiful portrait

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you very much :))

  • Daveart

    Daveart

    Excellent shot Jane well composed

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks Dave :))

  • nikki harrison

    nikki harrison

    such a beautiful capture. i wonder what she’s thinking about?

  • ApeArt replied

    Yes, I wonder…:)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    Wonderful pic… discusting how she got here. pochers are sub humans. it makes me mader then a hornet. Chimps as a pet?? what dopes.

  • ApeArt replied

    Yes I know it’s terrible, some people are so utterly deplorable…

  • Macky

    Macky

    Just wonderful, you’ve captured those beautiful eyes perfectly!!

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you darling Macky I am so pleased with this pic :))

  • Julie Langford

    Julie Langfordcommunity host

    What a beautiful shot Jane. She is absolutely beautiful. I have not met this little one, she was not at LWC during my visit, and Gabon was the baby of the bunch.

    Primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall estimates that for each baby chimp taken as a pet, ten other chimps are killed – one mother and several relatives killed protecting the baby.

    I am afraid that it stems much deeper than this and the numbers are actually far more alarming. When baby chimps are taken for exporting for the pet trade [they don’t make good bush meat due to their small size], for every ten that take the journey oversees in a small closed crate, only one survives the journeay. Do the math on that, and it is 100 dead chimps for each one that makes it to the foreign pet trade – alarm bells should be ringing, but sadly they aren’t ringing loudly or quickly enough.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks Jul, she is so sweet:) Thanks for the addition info too, all vey alarming…

  • Tina Hogg

    Tina Hogg

    So good to know that she’s in safe hands, and a really beautiful portrait.
    Very depressing reading, but important that we know.
    Will we see you and Martin at Slimbridge? (sorry if you’ve already told me, but my mind’s in hibernation – aaaagh!)

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks Tina. When is Slimbridge? I haven’t heard what the date is? :)

  • Sheila Smith

    Sheila Smith

    Jane this is without doubt one of the best photos of a chimp I have seen. The vulnerability in the face, the clarity of the picture and those wonderful eyes. Stunning.
    Despite how wonderful she looks I cannot understand how anyone would want to take one away from its family and have it as a pet. Yours and Julie’s description of the pet trade is very disturbing.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you Sheila I’m so glad you like the picture. It does seem incomprehensible what people do to animals, especially ones which look like us. I can understand the hunter’s motive – money. But I can’t understand anything else…

  • Carol Barona

    Carol Barona

    GORGEOUS! What a stunning capture!

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks and for adding me to your watchlist I appreciate it :)

  • aaronschwartz

    aaronschwartz

    Hello, Mayos.

  • ApeArt replied

    Hello Aaron (shy chimp smile) :)

  • DonnaMoore

    DonnaMoore

    Wonderful shot and touching story. Thank you for your work.

  • ApeArt replied

    My pleasure :)

  • Ginger Barritt

    Ginger Barritt

    WOW! Love her of course!

  • ApeArt replied

    :))

  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    oh my so so cute,dawnx

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks dawn xx

  • Jellybean720

    Jellybean720

    What a very sad story they have to go threw.. you would think they could stop that.. I am glad she is safe.. what a Beautiful capture :))

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you :))

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Precious!!!!! I fail to understand how anyone can be so cruel!

  • ApeArt replied

    Yes I know :)

  • Natalie Manuel

    Natalie Manuel

    Ah, gorgeous shot :)

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you:)

  • Babcia

    Babcia

    I just love this!

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you

  • Barry Norton

    Barry Norton

    Beautiful capture a fav. Sad story though it never seems to end does it

  • ApeArt replied

    No you’re right Bary

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    awww look at her …what a sweet baby ! I just want to hold and cuddle her .. xx

  • ApeArt replied

    lol I was so lucky I could :))

  • tserio

    tserio

    She is just precious!

  • ApeArt replied

    Yes she is xx

  • Denzil

    Denzil

    Beautiful portrait of a lovely creature :)

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks Denzil

  • karenuk1969

    karenuk1969

    Stunning. Wonderful capture.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks so much

  • MarianaEwa

    MarianaEwa

    What a gorgeous portrait of her. She is so beautiful and you capture her perfectly.

  • ApeArt

    ApeArt

    Thank you so much

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    You’re work is always wonderful, thank you for another glimpse into the world of my cousins (actually, Mayos looks like my sister!)

  • ApeArt replied

    Lol thank you :)

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    how could anyone harm such a beautiful baby? they are so much like human babies, gorgeous picture, wonderful animal. hugsxxx

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you hilary xxx

  • Gili Orr

    Gili Orr

    Great portrait, disturbing info…

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you

  • Jonathan Carre

    Jonathan Carre

    Such sharp eyes.

  • ApeArt replied

    thanks, was really pleased with this :)

  • clgoldfine

    clgoldfine

    an amazing shot , those eyes!!!

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you :))

  • jinney

    jinney

    WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SHOT!I feel your passion thru
    your pic/capture!
    I read your words and felt the sadness-to think humans
    could still hurt these wee guys!
    Evolution-I rekon the human race has a long was to go!
    THANKYOU FOR SHARRING!
    Love jinney!

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks Jinney!

  • Christopher Ewing

    Christopher E...

    how amazing she is, looks as if she posed for you, what an honor to be able to get this close to these animals. excellent shot

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you so much. Later that day she fell asleep on my lap :)

  • Macky

    Macky

    CONGRATULATIONS PRINCESS, WELL DESERVED!!

  • ApeArt replied

    on what darling?? xxx

  • Macky

    Macky

  • ApeArt replied

    :D xx

  • ApeArt

    ApeArt

    Oh I see! Wahaay!!! This is the second time I have won a contest with this image! xxxx love the penguin darling! xxx

  • pulsdesign

    pulsdesign

    Beautiful capture! And congrats on winning the Going Ape Challenge!

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you!!!

  • Carisma

    Carisma

    1st Place !!! Way to go Jane!! Congrats!!!

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you darling xx

  • Ginny York

    Ginny York

    Congradulations on your win with the Challenge! This is really a beautiful capture. Lovely catch light in this precious little ones eyes. I am saddened by how horrible humans can be to a live creature so closely related to us. I hope more can be done to help.

  • ApeArt replied

    thanks so much and for your comments :)

  • mandi andreasen

    mandi andreasen

    awe she is so beautifull. your talant to capture these wonderfull animals is amazing. i wish i had half the talant. love looking at your work.

  • ApeArt replied

    thanks mand xxx

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    This is such a beautiful photo, well done!

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you very much Ellen xx

  • joak

    joak

    you are so lucky she is lovely

  • ApeArt replied

    Yes is she is :))

  • Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6

    Bless my soul – a fellow thinker

  • africanbush

    africanbush

    awesome work well done

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you

  • gottheshot

    gottheshot

    I love the way she is like kissing her hand. Your framing is spot on with the arm of the chimp hugging the tree with one hand and kissng the other. Its great when a photo shows that ‘whirring of cogs’ as the chimps are watching something out of the shot.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you very much for your kind and constructive comments

  • Andrew Murrell

    Andrew Murrell

    Congradulations on the feature in DSLR

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you very much, I am thrilled, have only just joined!

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    Wonderful capture.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you very much

  • Kelly Robinson

    Kelly Robinson

    what a cute monkey!

  • ApeArt replied

    She is a wonderful chimp, thanks :)

  • carpenter777

    carpenter777

    gorgeous

  • ApeArt replied

    thanks so much, I love this

  • Steve Buffington

    Steve Buffington

    Toooo Cute.—Steve

  • ApeArt replied

    :D Thanks Steve

  • genaro1

    genaro1

    Excellent!!!

  • ApeArt replied

    thanks so much this is one of my favs

  • mandi andreasen

    mandi andreasen

    awe! she is so pretty!

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