Photo by @FransLanting Two orphaned orangutans are clinging to each other at a rehab center in northern Borneo. Orangutans are the last great apes that survive in Asia. They live only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, and they are endangered due to the massive destruction of their forest habitat. Nearly half of all orangutans, a staggering 150,000 in all, vanished from Borneo during the last 15 years according to a recent study. Orangutans are also victims of the illegal pet trade—babies are captured by poachers who often kill their mothers to reach them. It is imperative that we protect the forests orangutans depend on to insure that our relatives on the family tree of life will be with us beyond our own lifetime. In recognition of @WorldOrangutanDay on August 19 I welcome you to support the organizations that are in the front lines of protecting orangutans through public activities and through covert actions aimed at busting wildlife criminals. @Freelandfoundation @World_Wildlife and @WildAid need your help. Follow us @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more encounters with orangutans and other endangered animals around the world. @leonardodicapriofoundation #WorldOrangutanDay #InternationalOrangutanDay #Borneo #Family #Twins #Orphans #Endangered #Wildlife
Featured photo by @hobopeeba
Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPcircles
This weekend, we’re seeing circles. Take your cue from this featured photo by Kristina Makeeva (@hobopeeba), and read on for some tips to get started:
Focus on round forms in nature. Point your lens toward a bubble in the water, a piece of fruit or even the moon.
Find circles at home. Set the table for dinner and take a photo of the plates from above, or capture how the light shines in through a circular window.
Bring friends and family into the frame. Make a video of hula-hooping in the park, or of a friend holding up a freshly baked pie.
PROJECT RULES: Please add the #WHPcircles hashtag only to photos and videos shared over this weekend and only submit your own visuals to the project. If you include music in your video submissions, please only use music to which you own the rights. Any tagged photo or video shared over the weekend is eligible to be featured next week.
Ring of Life | Photograph by Anuar Patjane Floriuk (@anuarpatjane)
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#YourShotPhotographer Anuar Patjane Floriuk photographed a swarm of bigeye trevally at Cabo Pulmo National Park in Mexico. “This place is a unique example of the power of preserving marine hot spots, and is example of what can be achieved when communities, the scientific community, and government work together in favor of conservation," writes Floriuk. "By selecting and protecting strategic marine areas, the biomass of the ocean can increase rapidly and improve the overall health of the oceans.”
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“Every time I see an incredible underwater image I am always wondering the difficulty it must be to capture this photo. You can’t control the fish, so to be able to photograph them as they move in this pattern is just amazing. I’m always so inspired by the underwater photographers on Your Shot. This is also a very well-toned image, and works great as a black and white photo.” — @natgeoyourshot Senior Producer Matt Adams (@themattadams)
Photo by J. Baylor Roberts: A pair of performing swimmers put on lipstick underwater in Wakulla Springs, near Tallahassee, Florida. This image was originally published in the magazine in January, 1944. #flashbackfriday #fbf #vintage #underwater
Sleeping under the milky way in Finland! Tag your love one 
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GIVEAWAY! National Dog Day is 10 days away and we’d love to get two lucky pups ready for this very important holiday with some new swag from @lucyand.co. Here’s how to enter:
1. Follow @lucyand.co and tap the link in their bio
2. Comment here and tag one deserving friend, telling them which bandana is your favorite
That’s it! We’ll DM the lucky winner + lucky friend tomorrow!
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