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<\/p>\nThe Orangutans are on what appears to be an island with a trench around it to keep people out, and as they play happily and eat the scattered food, I spot the largest of them all sitting quietly on his own and make my way across to him.<\/p>\n
I stand with camera poised, waiting for the perfect shot. The large Orangutan has his back to me at first, but I am close enough to talk to him and hope that he will hear me. I move my hand with the camera to my side, watching as he starts to slowly turn around. He shifts from side to side until he is in a comfortable position and faces me. His reddish hair shines bright with a healthy glow in the sun, and while I hope he will come out from the opening so I can see him fully, he seems content to stay perched up against the wall. He looks straight at me, and I start to take some pictures. His eyes looking straight into the camera, dark eyes that have a sadness in them, and yet, you just can\u2019t help but fall in love with such a creature. <\/p>\n
I put the camera down once again, looking with a huge smile at this beautiful being in front of me, talking to him. Smile for me darling, please, I ask with a beaming smile, as I start to click away again. Repeating myself in the hope that he understands what I am saying, lifting the camera clicking away, trying to let him know I am looking for that one perfect photograph. <\/p>\n
Finally, he starts to smile. Yes, I think to myself, maybe he does understand me after all. Why not, he looks intelligent, and while cameras are probably pointing at him day after day, I feel sure that few people actually talk to him like he can understand. To me he seems almost human, as he smiles pleasantly into the camera and I smile back as I zoom in and take the perfect shot. <\/p>\n
In the finished picture it looks as though his hair has been combed and arranged around his face, and his appearance is neat and tidy. I look at that face, smiling at me in such a way that I would love to be able to give him a giant hug and say, thank you.<\/p>\n
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Susan Walsh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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