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Gay gibbons and harlivy!! Using this month (and every month after it) as an excuse to draw lesbians

So primatology is basically monkey business.

Yeah, but I could guenon for ages about my primates.

Ruby the gibbon <3

Result of this post's comments: https://www.deviantart.com/purpledumb0/art/The-pic-says-it-all-1068761319

REJECT HUMANITY ⭐️ BECOME MONKE

"Grauer's Gorilla"

2021

Grauer's Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri)

"Orangutan"

2022

Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

"Gus"

2023

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Some months ago whilst convalescing from a pretty nasty case of food poisoning I watched Chimp Empire on Netflix, and I thought it was amazing. Chimp society sometimes appears very unnecessarily violent and cruel (not unlike ours), yet there were moments in the series where I was deeply moved with how closely knit and empathetic those chimp families could be towards each other. Again, not unlike us. 

Naturally, I grew very fond of Gus, the socially awkward chimp, so I had to draw him. 

"Smile"

2024

Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)

Geladas are among my favorite monkeys, but all that fur sure is a pain to draw.

Portrait of a Primate

Image by @idee-montijo. Tanzania, Africa.

My image collections are full of primate facial expressions, and this expression of what I perceive as calm and curiosity is among my favorites.

What do you see in this expression?

Feel free to visit featured collections at Idee Explores and field videos on my new "Idee Montijo" YouTube channel! 🐒