Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: ape

Photo: A baby chimpanzee is projected onto the Vatican in an effort to raise awareness for the extinction crisis.

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A baby chimpanzee is projected onto the Vatican in an effort to raise awareness for the extinction crisis.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure near Salina, KS.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure near Salina, KS.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure near Salina, KS.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure near Salina, KS.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure near Salina, KS.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure near Salina, Kansas.

A three-month-old baby chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) named Ruben at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. Listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

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A three-month-old baby chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) named Ruben at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. Listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

The endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) may not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or 'phase out'.

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The endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) may not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or ‘phase out’.

The endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) may not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or 'phase out'.

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The endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) may not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or ‘phase out’.

The endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) may not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or 'phase out'.

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The endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) may not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or ‘phase out’.

Like all gibbons, the gray gibbon has unusually long arms which are used to move through trees and to forage. This endangered species is being 'phased out' at zoos because there are too few in captivity to keep bloodlines vital and the species isn't showy.

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Like all gibbons, the gray gibbon has unusually long arms which are used to move through trees and to forage. This endangered species is being ‘phased out’ at zoos because there are too few in captivity to keep bloodlines vital and the species isn’t showy.

The endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) may not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or 'phase out'.

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The endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) may not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or ‘phase out’.

In vogue no more, the endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) will not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or 'phase out'. Often zoos go with more showy species of primate to propagate, leaving the fate of the more drab species in question.

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In vogue no more, the endangered grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) will not be seen in captivity much longer. There are now too few in captivity to keep their population sustained and too few in the wild to bring more in. With limited space and funding, zoos must make hard choices every year in deciding which species to breed and which to let go, or ‘phase out’. Often zoos go with more showy species of primate to propagate, leaving the fate of the more drab species in question.

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