Gallery: Zoo Photos Capture Caged Animals' Melancholy

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    Captive - White-faced Saki Monkey

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    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Burrowing Owl

  • “Captive” is a photo series documenting zoo animals in their unnatural environment. It is not about the animals but...
    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Cotton Top Tamarin

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    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Gorilla

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    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Polar Bear

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    Captive - Mandrill

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    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Sea Turtle

  • Image may contain Animal Wallaby Kangaroo Mammal Wolf Canine Red Wolf Wildlife Fox and Red Fox
    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Red Wolf

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    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Black and white ruffed lemur

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    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Lion

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    Gaston Lacombe
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    Captive - Tiger

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