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Gibbon Research Paper

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Gibbons eat a wide variety of foods. Their diet is comprised mostly of fruit, but also contains leaves, flowers and insects. Figs are the primary component of a gibbon’s diet, making up about a quarter of what gibbons eat daily. Depending on the availability and scarcity of other foods however, figs can be up to fifty percent of their daily intake. Diet varies by season and availability. For example, during cooler seasons the availability of flowers is higher, and during hotter, wetter seasons fresh fruit is more abundant. Regardless of the changes in availability however, fruit always comprises at least fifty percent of a gibbon’s diet. Beyond fruit, gibbons have been found to eat over one hundred different species of plants. Leaves, vines,

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