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Motherly love

Life in the jungles of Borneo...Male orangutans play almost no role in raising the young. Females are the primary caregivers for the young and are also instruments of socialization for them. A female often has more than one offspring with her, usually an adolescent and an infant, and the older of them can also help in socializing their younger sibling. Infant orangutans are completely dependent on their mothers for the first two years of their lives. The mother will carry the infant during traveling, as well as feed it and sleep with it in the same night nest.

 

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Nikon D90 + Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D + Kenko 2X Teleconversion Lens + Handheld

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Uploaded on July 16, 2011
Taken on August 21, 2010