Orangutan 'stoically waits' for tourists in award-winning photograph 'See No Evil'

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A heartbreaking photograph highlights the exploitation of a captive orangutan as it waits for a photo shoot with tourists after a show at a Bangkok zoo.

Orangutans at Safari World Bangkok take part in daily shows, where they dance in bikinis, ride bicycles and fight one another, Gekoski said in a statement emailed to Live Science."After the shows, they stoically wait for tourists to take photos with them," he said. RELATED STORIES—Polar bear sleeping on tiny iceberg drifting in Arctic sea captured in heartbreaking photo—Eerie photograph captures whales hunted off Greenland lying in their watery grave Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.

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