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Kloss's gibbon, Mentawai gibbon, beeloh
Hylobates klossii

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Click Button Behaviour Description Locality, Date Author
Videostart Crouching walk Adult male slowly walks in crouching position Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Explore tree Adult male uses his index finger to probe a crack in a tree stem Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Explore stick Adult male repeatedly gnaws on a short stick and inspects it. Finally, the male scratches himself, but it is not clear whether he uses the stick for scratching himself or whether he just happens to hold a stick in the hand during the scratching. Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Clean fingers After scratching his anal region, the gibbon tries to clean his fingers. Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Yawn Two short takes of the adult male yawning Twycross Zoo, UK, 22-28 August 2005 Amandine Chapelain
Videostart Groom siamang The adult male grooms the adult female siamang of the neighbouring cage. The two animals also playfully touch each others hands through the wire mesh. Twycross Zoo, UK, 5-11 September 2005 Amandine Chapelain

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