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Red Colobus Monkey Portrait

Red Colobus Monkey Portrait

These lovely monkeys are seriously endangered, with less than 3000 left in the wild. A large number of these are found in Jozani Forest in Zanzibar, where they ...
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These lovely monkeys are seriously endangered, with less than 3000 left in the wild. A large number of these are found in Jozani Forest in Zanzibar, where they are relatively habituated to human presence. That habituation allowed me to get this close-up portrait shot that I was after!
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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 800 Shutter 1/250

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