Baboons On The Run by photosynthesis
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Although I took lots more shots at the Oakland Zoo, this will be my last post from this batch for a while, as I have other images I'd like to share.
Everyone's seen the prominent & colorful buttocks of baboons & mandrills, but do you know what those fleshy pads are called & what they're good for? They're a form of callus that are called ischial callosities. They enable baboons & mandrills to sleep sitting upright on thin branches, beyond reach of predators, without falling...
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Comments (13)
Great image frame and postwork. Beautiful artwork. Well done
Wow, and here's me thinking they were just plain old RED BUMS!!!!!!!
Another great zoo shot.
Brilliant shot and great info on the brilliant bums.
Superb shot of them i like this.
See no evil, Speak no evil, Hear no Evil.. Looks like we have a fourth one added wonder what he could be great capture
there has to be a purpose behind a big red bum, an excellent photograph
Fantastic capture and postwork!
A little monkey business there I see, nice one Claude
Excellent composition and capture! :)
It is very cool by you. 5+! Thanks.
chimps can be very ugly, but an integral part for their survival . superb capture
I learned something new today and a great shot of this group of baboons.