Orangutan Photographer Has More Facebook Fans Than You

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Jennifer Van Grove
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Orangutan Photographer Has More Facebook Fans Than You
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Nonja, the 33-year-old orangutan, has more than 10,000 fans on her Facebook page, which was created on Tuesday by the zoo. The page currently boasts 20 photos taken by Nonja, and while some are blurry and nondescript, others capture her fellow orangutans and their surroundings in a way that clearly captivates her following.

Of course, while Nonja's photo-taking abilities are quite impressive, they also come with a price tag; the zoo is using a special digital camera that automatically rewards her with a raisin after each snap.

The Daily Mail writes:

"The Vienna Tiergarten zoo set up the project to help keep Nonja and her three hairy ape friends entertained in their enclosure.

'Of course the apes don't care about the pictures, they are just an accidental side product,' zoo spokesman Gerhard Kasbauer said.

'They just know that when they press the button, a raisin pops out.' "

However, those accidental side products have attracted quite the following. We've included a few of Nonja's photos below.

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Images from Nonja's Facebook Page

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