Real wildlife photography - wildlife taking photos!
UPDATE: It was actually a hoax.
Meerkats at Longleat safari park hijacked the camera when a photographer left his equipment in their enclosure.
Having used the tripod as a climbing frame the inquisitive animals soon discovered how to fire the shutter. The results may not be perfect, as they were a little out of focus, but they are better than many first snaps taken by human beings...
Monty [the meerkat] did, however, make the habitual mistake of the amateur snapper – managing to cut off his subject’s head in one photograph. (The Times)
Well, they don't have any thumbs to put tin front of the lens, do they!Having used the tripod as a climbing frame the inquisitive animals soon discovered how to fire the shutter. The results may not be perfect, as they were a little out of focus, but they are better than many first snaps taken by human beings...
Monty [the meerkat] did, however, make the habitual mistake of the amateur snapper – managing to cut off his subject’s head in one photograph. (The Times)
UPDATE: It was actually a hoax.
