Hi, > I think the bars force us to reflect on the fact that these creatures of > the wild have been imprisoned for our entertainment. Perhaps there are > good reasons for it, perhaps not.
>> >> I don't like these at all. The fence between the viewer and >> the animals really detracts from the critters. Better would >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/vancouver_zoo I agree with Shel. The bars are rather a tired old cliche for showing captivity. They are very beautiful little monkeys, and the photos would be greatly improved by telling us what type of monkeys they are! Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)? I'm not sure. By coincidence I was trying to describe precisely this type of monkey to one of my brothers this weekend, but he didn't recognise my description. There's a troupe of them in Monkeyworld, a terribly-named, but brilliant, primate rescue centre in Dorset, England. One of my favourite places in the world. http://www.monkeyworld.co.uk/main.php My adoptive daughter, Pip, is at the bottom of this page: http://www.monkeyworld.co.uk/topic.php?TopicID=25&Template=standard -- Cheers, Bob
