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Subject: [Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:07:14 -0500
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On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Fair dues, I'd have shit myself!!!
>

?Yeah, especially if he's "mating at will."
?


>
> 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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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
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USA


Replies: Reply from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind)
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