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Sparrow the old lady of the Gombe chimps

Sparrow the old lady of the Gombe chimps

When I saw the eyes in nature contest I immediately thought of this image. So I am entering it there. I spent 7 days in the forrest of Gombe (west tanzania). Th...
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When I saw the eyes in nature contest I immediately thought of this image. So I am entering it there. I spent 7 days in the forrest of Gombe (west tanzania). This to track the chimps made famous by Dr. Jane Goodall. Sparrow at that time was one of the oldest chimps. She was estimated to be in her mid 50's...
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Kigoma, TZ

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Dec, 2015

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