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The new white-cheeked gibbons at the Akron Zoo, with Milo (left) and Parker (right), are a matched pair who the zoo hopes will mate in the future.
The Akron Zoo will unveil its new "Wild Asia" exhibit this weekend, the culmination of seven years of work and a $17 million investment.
Spokeswoman Elena Bell says the project offers different climate zones for some animals that are used to much different temperatures.
"We'll have a new home for our Sumatran Tigers and Red Pandas. If guests can remember, until 2018 we had a tiger and a Red Panda here so they'll be making their triumphant return. And then we're also going to be introducing a new primate species, the White-Cheeked Gibbon," Bell said.