Last of a Species by Xiores

Vue • Photo Manipulation • posted on Jun 16, 2008

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While our own population is growing steadily, those of our closest biological relatives, the great apes — the non-human members of the family Hominidae — have slid precariously toward extinction. Over the past half-century: Populations of most of the great apes are 50% less than they were 50 years ago. The population numbers of three out of our four closest relatives — chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas — have declined by at least half, earning these species an endangered status from the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The Mountain Gorilla population is now estimated at only 6,400 to 6,700. Ape Photo by Michael Nichols with touch ups in PhotoShop CS and Lightwave. Vegetation and atmosphere are Vue 5I rendered at user settings at 600 dpi. Thanks for looking.

Comments (8)

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novelist

8:43PM | Mon, 16 June 2008

Wonderful image and message.

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jrdesigns

9:29PM | Mon, 16 June 2008

Wow, a fantastic image!!

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kelvinhughes

11:48PM | Mon, 16 June 2008

excellent well done

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Tanglimara

1:48AM | Tue, 17 June 2008

Excellent manipulation for this image. Yes it is worrying about the dying species on this crazy planet of ours. Tony :-)

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Xorron

8:02AM | Tue, 17 June 2008

Es ist wirklich ein Trauerspiel, was der Mensch - getrieben aus Gier und Dummheit, sich selbst und seiner Umwelt antut. Wenn man mal überlegt, daß täglich ca. 150 Tier- und Planzenarten aussterben, könnte man vor Wut und Trauer nur noch schreien...Was wir, Gott sei Dank noch erleben dürfen, können sich zukünftige Generationen wohl nur noch in der Glotze ansehen. Eine gute und Ernst zu nehmende Botschaft!

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