The duiker is an antelope that lives among the trees in Sub-Saharan Africa. It spends its time among the trees in its zoo pen as well. I photograph this duiker sitting on the ground behind a palm that splits it right down the middle. Behind it rises a wall of bamboo. It seems to be yawning as it prepares for its mid-day nap. Many zoo animals spend much of their time in such positions as this – at rest. The surroundings and the yawn make this image express the nature of the beast and its tropical surroundings.