gibbon
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The virus, according to a report in Nature, was first isolated in 1945 from a gibbon in Florida.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
Exact numbers of individuals are unknown, but Skywalkers were identified in areas previously thought to be occupied by the Eastern hoolock gibbon.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
The park has held off on an expansion of its gibbon pen, a big project that would have given the playful primates more space, but would have also required taking out a loan.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2023
Prentice, a lawyer and land baron, lived in a 16-room mansion near what is now the zoo with monkeys and a gibbon, whose mischief caused multiple housekeepers to quit, according to a 2009 Times article.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2022
The gibbon is tractable and capable of strong affection towards those who show it kindness.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
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East Asia - Middle School
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