Little Chimp

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Little Chimp

I had the very great privilege of working with rescued primates in Cameroon at the Limbe Wildlife Centre. Whilst there I cared for 4 young chimpanzees, all rescued from the illegal bushmeat or pet trade. I think this is Ilor, a lovely little chimp.

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 using 18-55mm lens

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Little Chimp by ApeArt
Little Chimp by ApeArt
  • Ellen

    Ellen

    How beautiful :)

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you Ellen :)

  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    beauiful jane, so beautiful,dawnx

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks so much dawn xx

  • Barry Norton

    Barry Norton

    Beautiful, wonderful capture

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks Barry :)

  • Magaret Meintjes

    Magaret Meintjes

    Gorgous capture! Sweetest little face, thank you for sharing all the info !

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you it’s my pleasure!

  • Jellybean720

    Jellybean720

    It is hard to look into the eyes of this beautiful animal and not feel the sadness of what they are put threw.. Just a Beautiful Capture :))

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you :))

  • jeffrae

    jeffrae

    Wonderful sweet eyes!

  • ApeArt replied

    Yes he has, thank you

  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    What a stunning picture, looks just like my little brother:) An instant Family FAV for me:) LOL. Don.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks Don :)

  • Steve Bullock

    Steve Bullock

    Love it..

  • ApeArt replied

    :D

  • Kristina K

    Kristina K

    you should put this in the all soft and cuddlies group :)) k

  • ApeArt replied

    Oky dokey! :))

  • cdudak

    cdudak

    This is a beautiful portrait of this little chimp. Looks like he is looking right at you…..Kay

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you so much :)

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    PRECIOUS!!!!!

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you so much :)

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you so much :)

  • Nature's Realm

    Nature's Realm

    This picture has so much character. Thank you for sharing. – Dennis

  • ApeArt replied

    My pleasure; thank you :)

  • carpenter777

    carpenter777

    gorgeous

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you so much :)

  • laureenr

    laureenr

    Magnificent capture.Your animal shots are wonderful.

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you very much :)

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford

    Aww, those eyes really draw you in. What a wonderful shot :)

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you very much :)

  • Kiona Graley

    Kiona Graley

    His eyes just make you want to cry!! :)

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you very much :)

  • ClaireBear

    ClaireBear

    Such personality shows through. Well done.

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you very much :)

  • ♥Trena Sheffield♥

    ♥Trena Sheffi...

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you very much :)

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    How cute, he sort of looks like my da lol, wonderful work…gina

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you very much :)

  • Britta Döll

    Britta Döll

    One of the cutest shot I’ve seen around here! A great capture.

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you. I have an exhibition on at the moment and someone bought a framed print of this :)

  • Britta Döll

    Britta Döll

    Well, that’s great news! Congratulations!!! :-)

  • ApeArt replied

    :D

  • Lalanee

    Lalanee

    Gorgeous! Fantastic capture.

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    Beautiful capture!!! Just look at the intelligence in those eyes, what a darling. hugsxxx

  • ApeArt replied

    thank you Hilary xx

  • Debbie Meyers

    Debbie Meyers

    This is darling!

  • ApeArt replied

    Thank you!

  • Akkra

    Akkra

    Painfully cute!! What a lovely shot. You’re very lucky to be close to all those gorgeous apes but it’s a shame it has to be under tragic circumstances. I hope this little sweety does well. xx

  • ApeArt replied

    Thanks so much xx

  • jeffrae

    jeffrae

    I see happy eyes!

  • ApeArt replied

    :D

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww xx

  • ApeArt replied

    :D xxxxxx

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    Congratulations! Your work has been featured in
    Earth Keepers

  • ApeArt replied

    wow! great thank you

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria 17 days ago

    aww how beautiful is this!!! and gReaT info!! many thanks!!

  • ApeArt replied 16 days ago

    hey thanks so much

  • faceart

    faceart 17 days ago

    Your explanation to this wonderful photo is a further proof how disrespectful and truthless we treat our environment and all the creatures that are worth as much as we are. Thank you for showing this, it´s a very precious work!

  • ApeArt replied 16 days ago

    thank you very much

  • stitchgrin

    stitchgrin 16 days ago

    This is well cute! : D

  • ApeArt replied 16 days ago

    lol thanks

  • Lynda Harris

    Lynda Harris 15 days ago

    Gorgeous capture. What a sweet face!

  • ApeArt replied 15 days ago

    :D thanks

  • Tanya Bright

    Tanya Bright 15 days ago

    How could anyone resist this adorable face! Beautiful capture.

  • ApeArt replied 15 days ago

    :D Thanks

  • Anthony Comella

    Anthony Comella 14 days ago

    Thank You for sharing this beautiful photo – so precious ! Tony

  • ApeArt replied 3 days ago

    my pleasure Jane

  • Nature's Realm

    Nature's Realm 6 days ago

    Congratulations..your work has been featured in the World Wildlife Photography Group! Linked Text

  • ApeArt replied 3 days ago

    wowee! wonderful thank you for the recognition :)

  • itsmejenny

    itsmejenny less than a minute ago

    THIS IS WONDERFUL!!.....I WANT THAT CHIMP!...great shot!

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