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TZFan said:
Gibbon, Muneca, has died.

Elderly White-Cheeked Gibbon Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
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The link specifies Muneca's birthplace and year of birth as "Brunei, Cambodia around 1967". I always thought she was a zoo-born but from the article it seemed she could possibly be a wild-caught animal. I'm not sure where "Brunei, Cambodia" is (the only Brunei I know is that country), but neither N. leucogenys nor N. siki is found in Cambodia. If she is indeed a wild-caught I wonder what is her true identity......
 
Ding Lingwei said:
The link specifies Muneca's birthplace and year of birth as "Brunei, Cambodia around 1967". I always thought she was a zoo-born but from the article it seemed she could possibly be a wild-caught animal. I'm not sure where "Brunei, Cambodia" is (the only Brunei I know is that country), but neither N. leucogenys nor N. siki is found in Cambodia. If she is indeed a wild-caught I wonder what is her true identity......
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She was wild-caught; there's a studbook here, but the only locality given is "Asia": http://alouattasen.weebly.com/uploads/8/9/5/6/8956452/gibbonwhitecheekedstudbook2011-1f204327.pdf

I would imagine she could have been imported from Cambodia but originated in one of the range-countries (Laos or Vietnam).
 
I'm going to have to stop by and try to see it soon! I've been wanting to see one for years, but the Bronx Zoo and the new exhibit at Philly are both so dark that I couldn't see a thing.
 
TinoPup said:
I'm going to have to stop by and try to see it soon! I've been wanting to see one for years, but the Bronx Zoo and the new exhibit at Philly are both so dark that I couldn't see a thing.
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They have Cloud Rats at Philly? Please tell me you're joking! If this is true, it's amazing!
 
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