This Picture Of A Baby Gorilla Hugging Her Saviour Is Everything That Is Right With Humanity

Mother Nature comprises of hundreds of species. But, at times, some need more support than others. Especially the ones who suffer abuse at the hands of humans.?

With an aim to break all barriers between humans and animals, and to ensure that their co-existence is seen in a perspective devoid of darkness, award-winning photographer?Jo-Anne McArthur's We Animals initiative is a means to that end.

And it was recently proved that they are doing right by the animals after Jo-Anne McArthur won the People's Choice award for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals

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This incredible photo was taken when baby gorilla named Pikin was being transferred to a larger sanctuary. Here, she is seen sitting in the arms of her rescuer,?Appolinaire Ndohoudou.

McArthur expressed her thanks on Twitter after winning the award.?

There were about 50,000 entries from among which McArthur's photo won.?The Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition is currently being held at the Natural History Museum in London until May 28.

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McArthur's photo is a beautiful expression of the union between humans and animals. It shows how species can't exist in a vacuum and how we all inter-dependent on one another. It reminds us the importance of being one as Mother Nature intended us to be.?