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Photographer naturalist Konrad Here (Konrad Wothe)
You see the expression on the face of the muzzle! ))
Photographer naturalist Konrad Here (Konrad Wothe) Tanzanian reserve in Mahale Mountains National Park photographed as a young chimpanzee tries to become independent.
4 photos from here
First baby bravely runs away from his doting mother and jumps along the path, his whole appearance shows that he is old enough. But soon he again runs into the arms of my mother, as seems to be frightened of their own solution to run so far.
According to 59-year-old photographer, chimpanzees are gradually moving away from their parents at the age of about 6 months, when they begin to move independently. They escape to explore the world, to climb trees.
But it certainly is not true independence and without care cub little mother was capable of. With parents chimpanzees live to around 7-10 years and go only when they reach sexual maturity (in 9-13 years, male puberty begins about three years earlier).
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Photographer naturalist Konrad Here (Konrad Wothe) Tanzanian reserve in Mahale Mountains National Park photographed as a young chimpanzee tries to become independent.
4 photos from here
First baby bravely runs away from his doting mother and jumps along the path, his whole appearance shows that he is old enough. But soon he again runs into the arms of my mother, as seems to be frightened of their own solution to run so far.
According to 59-year-old photographer, chimpanzees are gradually moving away from their parents at the age of about 6 months, when they begin to move independently. They escape to explore the world, to climb trees.
But it certainly is not true independence and without care cub little mother was capable of. With parents chimpanzees live to around 7-10 years and go only when they reach sexual maturity (in 9-13 years, male puberty begins about three years earlier).
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