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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Man of the Forest

Orangutans have 98% of the same DNA as humans. They are very intelligent animals who's populations numbers are declining during to deforestation and palm oil farming. Seeing one of these creatures in the wild was an experience I will never forgot. They are so much like humans! I wanted to show this animal in the immensely thick forest that they live in.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Indonesia
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © LEIGHTON LUM