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Subject: [Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:24:27 +1000
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If you think Alastair was at risk, imagine how  Will felt!


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 25 March 2014 11:07, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>
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Replies: Reply from afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin) ([Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind)
In reply to: Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] PESO: 1930)
Message from afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin) ([Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Close encounters of the hairy kind)