Incredibly moving photos/ portraits of primates.

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Using techniques normally employed by baby photographers to produce emotional pictures, talented Arthur Xanthopoulos, 38, has forged an incredible relationship with our primate brothers.

And his striking shots of facial expressions not so dissimilar from theose of humans add tangible evidence to the fact that monkeys share so many of our genes.

The pictures were taken as part of a project called 97% Human, and give us incredibly moving images of orang-utans, gorillas and baboons.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1359181/Primate-portraits-prove-monkeys-97-human.html#ixzz1EeMZXaIz

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1. Video: Gorilla walks upright like a man

Part ONE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrQf6cogMuI
Part TWO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kva_HlMk498

It's a true story.
Ambam the Gorilla Walks Upright
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxDI3s21yf8

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2. Chimps spend about 50% of their life engaing in relaxation or fun!

Who's smarter now?