2008: Behaviour: Mammals - Winner
Cyril Ruoso (France)
Frodo's prize
'There had clearly been a frenzied tug-of-war in Tanzania's Gombe National Park, because the bushpig's body was ripped in two. And that was all the sharing Frodo was prepared to do. Ignoring the begging of the other chimpanzees, he tucked into the rare (in both senses of the word) feast.' Chimpanzees eat fruit, but will also hunt monkeys and, if they are skilful enough, bushpig. Males fight over carcasses, and higher ranking males will steal from lower ones. But they also beg and share. Chimpanzees are themselves hunted by people for meat, which along with the destruction of their habitat in western and central Africa makes them an endangered species.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III + Canon EF400mm f2.8 IS USM lens; 1/320 sec at f2.8; ISO 250. With logistical support from the Jane Goodall Institute.
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