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Captives of Captivity

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Happiness only real when shared.
A lone female proboscis monkey sits in her enclosure, held captive by melancholy and glass walls. Animals need companions too.

SINGAPORE | Monday, 31 October 2011 | Views [439]

Happiness only real when shared. A lone female proboscis monkey sits in her enclosure, held captive by melancholy and glass walls. Animals need companions too.

A female white-crowned hornbill surrendered to the whims of forthcoming visitors.
She was a shy and elusive rainforest dweller. But she has since been captured, caged and has to endure the nuisance of the thousands of bird park visitors.

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‘Hey dad, is the crocodile dead?’
Despite daily harassment of knocking and thumping by visitors, the giant croc floated lifelessly in a tank too small for comfort, his foreleg dangled in resignation to the freedom he lost years ago.

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