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Was driving along st. 430 today (a couple blocks up from the back of Soviet Khmer hospital), and saw a large-ish black primate swinging along the power lines. Very clearly not a macaque. Nobody seemed very interested in it, so can assume it's perhaps a common sight in that area. Looking online, it looks very much like a black gibbon, but can't find any mention of those living in Phnom Penh (people trek out to the middle of nowhere in hopes of spotting one).

Is it possible it was a gibbon? If not, what? Someone's pet perhaps?

Edit: never mind, just saw the other thread on this topic. Now if I only knew how to delete posts...

AM34 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:25 pm Was driving along st. 430 today (a couple blocks up from the back of Soviet Khmer hospital), and saw a large-ish black primate swinging along the power lines. Very clearly not a macaque. Nobody seemed very interested in it, so can assume it's perhaps a common sight in that area. Looking online, it looks very much like a black gibbon, but can't find any mention of those living in Phnom Penh (people trek out to the middle of nowhere in hopes of spotting one).

Is it possible it was a gibbon? If not, what? Someone's pet perhaps?

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Pink flamingos also now in this part of town.

He's lost one from his mini golf course.
Maybe one of his gibbons ate it?
If anyone sees it he's offering a $1000 reward.