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Subject: [Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:03:49 -0000
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Fair dues, I'd have shit myself!!!

Great pic too!

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "afirkin" <afirkin at afirkin.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 12:47 AM
Subject: [Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind


> This is Gihishamwotsi, the beta silverback in the Sabyinyo group. The 
> leader is
> very old now and Gihishamwotsi is 'mating' pretty much at will now, so is
> effectively taking over the family. He was lying in a bamboo clearing in 
> the
> dark jungle of zone 2 as I was photographing him. He got up and began 
> walking
> towards me:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/nsalzpv
>
> after this shot I stopped 'shooting' and assumed the submissive position 
> as
> 200kgs of muscle brushed past my left arm. Quite a thrill, and to be 
> honest I
> did not feel scared, as they are such gentle creatures and don't see us as 
> a
> threat.
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair
>
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