A New Perspective on Chimpanzees!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 10:27am
"For the past 10 days, we have taken a different angle on filming chimps. Rather than shooting a fig-eating sequence in the traditional way—from the ground looking up 100 feet or so to the treetops—we decided to move up to the chimps' level.
Spring is the peak season for fruiting figs in these forests. At any one time, four or five of the giant Ficus mucuso are full of fruit, and the chimps love them. From a 3'x3' platform placed in a nearby tree, I was able to film behavior that I can only glimpse while on the ground, and the views are spectacular. It was amazing to be above the chimps as they climbed into the treetops."
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The limbs of a beautiful Ficus mucuso, one of the many species of fig. -
Don’t look down! Photo: Waldo Etherington -
An aerial view of Bill filming from a platform. Photo: Waldo Etherington -
Figs, fruits that chimpanzees love to eat. -
“This flock of parrots circled me five times, calling and staring. I think they were curious about what I was and what I was do
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no problem i always love fans
no problem i always love fans thanks for the support
Beautiful!!! I have just
Beautiful!!! I have just loved it man, keep it up. Hi from Mwanza Tanzania
hi from Costa Rica great idea
hi from Costa Rica great idea thanks for sharing,I work with monkeys in the osa peninsula... saimiri foundation:D
Wow...A little different from
Wow...A little different from Hidden Valley? Hi from Scott Webb
Wow Bill Its beautiful.
Wow Bill Its beautiful. always new photography was for you. miss the crazy pics. we took back in the day. miss you man. Todd
Execellent job! Thanks for
Execellent job! Thanks for sharing it!