White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) feeding in a zoo. Gibbons in the wild rarely feed on the ground but in zoos, even when extensive arboreal faciliti

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White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) feeding in a zoo. Gibbons in the wild rarely feed on the ground but in zoos, even when extensive arboreal facilities are available and food is provided in the treetops, the gibbons spend a lot of the day on the ground. This may be because it offers natural vegetation to exploit or because travel for food and terrestrial predators are no longer imperatives.

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