23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Mother and son

Love is rare and everywhere. In the summer of 2025, my team and I visited Gombe National Park and the Jane Goodal Institute in Tanzania. On our last day in Gombe, a group of 12+ chimpanzees came into the camp site, as if they wanted to say their goodbyes and thanked us for the work that we did. It was a very meaningful project where we helped JGI build their GenAI platform to further the impact of their wildlife conversation and promote research.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Tanzania
Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
Copyright: © Xi Palazzolo