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One of the precious few remaining mountain gorillas, this silverback of the Humba Troop lives in Virunga National Park. It's estimated that there's less than 900 remaining mountain gorillas left in the wild - a number that is critically low.
You've probably heard by now the story of Harambe, the western lowland gorilla that was recently killed at the Cincinnati Zoo to save the life of a four year-old child who fell into his enclosure. This is both a tragic and sad event. The western lowland gorilla population is believed to be around 100,000. The number is orders of magnitude greater than the mountain gorilla, but they are both still critically endangered and face threats of poaching, habitat loss and disease among others.
What many people might not realize, is that when you go on a gorilla trek you'll be wearing a surgical face mask. It's not to protect you - it's to protect the gorillas from you. Disease can travel fast, and outbreaks of Ebola have decimated populations in the past. Not only that, but due to the social structures of gorillas, the toll on the population can take years to even start to grow again.
I personally have no love of zoos. Once you see an animal in the wild, seeing it in a zoo is so depressing. And what is the purpose of zoos anyways? Do you go there to learn something, or to be entertained in the same way you might enjoy a circus? It's great that kids can see animals they might not otherwise be able to see in person, but I'm not sure the benefits outweigh the costs, let alone the stresses it places on animals in captivity.
Luckily, I have been fortunate enough to dedicate time and resources to seeing animals the way they are meant to be seen - in their native habitats. I always encourage others to do the same. While most of the gorilla troops in Virunga National Park have been habituated towards humans, they are still wild animals, without a cage or a moat to define their territory. Coming within an arm's reach at times of these majestic animals is humbling. The size, speed, and power of a silverback is not to be questioned, but admired.
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I have dropped my 16-35mm Nikon goto landscape/night shot lens so its off to Nikon to be repaired. Using my Sony A6000 with its 16-50mm...it is so much smaller and lighter then my Nikon D800 it is like a toy camera!!!
Welcome to Harambe, Port of East Africa. This expanded area has lots fantastic details and photo ops.
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Santa Barbara Zoo - Santa Barbara, California - Nzinga the Western Lowland Gorilla was born at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas on 5/22/98 to Mary and Moja. He moved to the Santa Barbara Zoo with his brother, Bangori (born 2/18/04), in July 2016 as a bachelor group. He is the older half-brother (same father) of Harambe, who was tragically killed at the Cincinnati Zoo on 5/28/16.
His younger sister, Pele (born 2/12/02), lives at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida.
African lioness (Panthera leo) sitting atop the rocks in the Harambe Wildlife Reserve during a Kilimanjaro Safari in Disney's Animal Kingdom on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida.
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So, it is officially story time. And this is a pretty awesome story if I do say so myself. On January 6th, we planned on going to the Magic Kingdom, and then hitting Animal Kingdom for some EMH shooting. After meeting up with Susan from Canada(DigitalSLG) a couple of times, she said she would be in AK this day/night and to give her a call to meetup. So when we arrived at AK, I called her, and we met. She told us about how when she went to get fastpasses for Kilimanjaro Safaris that the machines were broken, and that CM's were just asking how many in your party. Being the wonderful and generous human being she is she asked for 4 FP's when she only needed 2. When we met, she gave us the FP's, and we were thrilled, since the wait was quite long and we wouldn't have been able to ride that day without the FP's. Once we got on the ride, we were even more thrilled, since we save the elusive Lion for the first time ever. So moral of the story is, if you ever hear that a Canadian will be down in Disney the same time as you, make the effort to meet them and be friends.
This shot is also a reason why I'm thinking about buying either a 1.4x or 2.0x extender for my 70-200 lens. This is about a 70% crop of the original 200mm shot. I think it would be perfect for a ride like KS. Thanks for lookin', and have a great day!!
The Festival of the Lion King theatre has moved. The new location is pretty awesome filled with lots of new details to explore.
Not too much in terms of composition here. Just another shot taken at that sweet spot in between golden hour and nighttime while walking through Africa en route to Everest, which by the time we got there was closed. Thanks for lookin', and have a great day!
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"Disney just announced that the upcoming nighttime additions to DAK, including the new "Rivers of Light" show and Kilimanjaro Night Safaris, have been delayed. These offerings were to debut on April 22, which will be DAK's 18th birthday. For more info, and a cool video teaser for the Tree of Life projection effects, read the official announcement on the Disney Parks Blog: ift.tt/1RWtZDB";
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Part of the new Harambe "Food Court" area in Disney's Animal Kingdom. As with all Imagineering architecture, the theming is flawless.
"Disney recently announced that DAK's new nighttime show, Rivers of Light, will debut on April 22, 2016. For more info, visit the Disney Parks Blog (ift.tt/24Bt5D2)."
Originally posted on Instagram ift.tt/1QTP986.
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The highlight of our recent trip to WDW was certainly being able to spend a little time in Animal Kingdom at night. Previously, the latest we had been in the park was staying way past park closing which got barely got us in to blue hour. I know there probably aren't enough attractions to justify keeping the park open at night, but it really is beautiful with it's dimly lit paths.
This shot was solidly at night, however, and was taken just before midnight after we completed the Expedition Everest Challenge 5K and scavenger hunt. After the race I trekked back to the car to get my camera gear and tripod. Upon reentering the park, I knew this was the shot I wanted, but unfortunately, the path to Africa was closed.
Carrie found a really nice cast member and asked if we could go to the bridge to Harambe. At first his answer was no because they were cleaning in that area. I continued to shoot the Tree of Life when he came back and said he would take us to the bridge! He was very nice and talked with us the entire time and didn't ask me to rush or anything. Once I got the shot, we were on our way!
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