The orangutan is slowly becoming my favorite primate because of their facial expressions. When I see a picture like this, it is hard not to wonder what the orangutan was thinking about at that particular time (“Am I going to get out of Singapore Zoo?”, “What’s for lunch?”).
It was almost impossible getting a picture of this baby Western Lowland Gorilla at the San Francisco Zoo. Like many other toddlers, he was totally rambunctious and spent most of the time rolling and jumping around.
This Western Lowland Gorilla at the San Francisco Zoo may have been in the mood for love (or he was just hungry, which is probably far more accurate than any kind of hormonal drive). It is very hard for me not to be anthropomorphic with members of the primate family, since their expressions are not that much different than ours when displaying anger, sadness or other items we define as uniquely human.
I must say that taking pictures of any of the tamarins at the San Francisco Zoo is quite daunting. In addition to the Pied Tamarins being extremely active (jumping all over the place), the glass display really works against you because of finger smudges on the glass, flaring from the sun, and the buildup of condensation.
