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Brian Lilly
@brglilly.bsky.social
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Photographer & keen conservationist specialising in Zoo animals, especially primates & great apes. Based in the UK. Instagram.com/brianthegreatape Twitter.com/brglilly
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 13h
A pair of juvenile Greater bamboo lemurs, with one nursing #CotswoldWildlifePark #lemurs #primates
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 13h
Juvenile Yellow mongoose and an adult #CotswoldWildlifePark #mongoose #mammals
Juvenile Yellow mongoose Juvenile Yellow mongoose Adult Yellow mongoose
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 13h
Juvenile Common ostrich and some adults #CotswoldWildlifePark #ostrich #birds
Juvenile Common ostrich Juvenile Common ostrich Common ostriches Common ostriches
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 1d
Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house 2 of 2 #CotswoldWildlifePark #rhinoceros #mammals
Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 1d
Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house 1 of 2 #CotswoldWildlifePark #rhinoceros #mammals
Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house Three week old Southern White Rhino calf outside the house
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 1d
Three week old Southern White Rhino calf inside the house #CotswoldWildlifePark #rhinoceros #mammals
Three week old Southern White Rhino calf inside the house Three week old Southern White Rhino calf inside the house Three week old Southern White Rhino calf inside the house Three week old Southern White Rhino calf inside the house
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 2d
More cute Red river hoglet photos from a couple of weeks ago #PaigntonZoo #redriverhogs #mammals
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 2d
Red panda 'Mauka' pausing after zoomies around the enclosure #PaigntonZoo #redpanda #mammals
Red panda 'Mauka' pausing after zoomies around the enclosure Red panda 'Mauka' pausing after zoomies around the enclosure
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 2d
Rothchild's giraffe 'Otilie' reaching for the leaves #PaigntonZoo #giraffe #mammals
Rothchild's giraffe 'Otilie' reaching for the leaves Rothchild's giraffe 'Otilie' reaching for the leaves
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 3d
Ranbi and Chinta on a platform #PaigntonZoo #orangutans #primates
Ranbi and Chinta on a platform Ranbi and Chinta on a platform
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 3d
Sumatran tigress Carrie carrying an enrichment tube #PaigntonZoo #tiger #mammals
Sumatran tigress Carrie carrying an enrichment tube Sumatran tigress Carrie with an enrichment tube Sumatran tigress Carrie with an enrichment tube Sumatran tigress Carrie with an enrichment tube
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 3d
Baby Mc Queen being groomed by an older sibling #PaigntonZoo #baboon #primates
Baby Mc Queen being groomed by an older sibling
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 7d
African lion 'Boss' grooming one of his females #PaigntonZoo #lions #mammals
African lion 'Boss' grooming one of his females African lion 'Boss' grooming one of his females African lion 'Boss' grooming one of his females African lion 'Boss' grooming one of his females
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 7d
King of the rock 'Woody' #PaigntonZoo #baboon #primates
King of the Hamadryas baboon rock 'Woody'
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 8d
One lucky Hamadryas baboon getting groomed #PaigntonZoo #baboon #primates
One lucky Hamadryas baboon getting groomed
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 8d
African lionesses grooming #PaigntonZoo #lions #mammals
African lionesses grooming African lionesses grooming
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 8d
Red river hoglets at one week old #PaigntonZoo #redriverhogs #mammals
Red river hoglets at one week old
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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 8d
#Primates
Jane Goodall (1934–2025): primatologist, conservationist, and messenger of hope
Jane Goodall, who revealed the intimate lives of chimpanzees and gave the modern world a language of hope, has died at the age of 91. Over the course of six decades, she moved from an unlikely young r...
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 9d
Limbali the King colobus sunbathing #PaigntonZoo #kingcolobus #primates
Limbali the King colobus sunbathing Limbali the King colobus sunbathing
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 9d
One of the African lionesses sharpening her claws #PaigntonZoo #lions #mammals
One of the African lionesses sharpening her claws One of the African lionesses sharpening her claws
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 9d
Chilean flamingo preening #PaigntonZoo #flamingo #birds
Chilean flamingo preening
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Lemur Conservation Network @lemurnetwork.bsky.social · 10d
Say hello to the red-ruffed lemur! These fluffy forest dwellers are full of surprises. Unlike most lemurs, red-ruffed lemur moms give birth to litters—sometimes up to SIX tiny babies! And instead of carrying them around, they tuck their little ones into a carefully built nest.
📷: Mathias Appel
A close-up of a red-ruffed lemur, with thick reddish-brown fur. It has bright golden eyes, framed by dark fur around its face.
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 11d
Ranbi and Chinta on the platform with Wousan #PaigntonZoo #orangutans #primates
Ranbi and Chinta on the platform with Wousan
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 11d
Three male Hamadryas baboons in various sitting positions #PaigntonZoo #baboons #primates
Hamadryas baboons in various sitting positions Hamadryas baboons in various sitting positions Hamadryas baboons in various sitting positions
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Brian Lilly @brglilly.bsky.social · 11d
The three Red river hoglets feeding and playing #PaigntonZoo #redriverhogs #mammals
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