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Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary: The white-handed gibbon, captured as an infant by poachers, was rescued from a grim life amusing inebriated visitors in tourist bars, then spent eight years in a cage at a rehabilitation centre.
Now, this survivor of abuse and trauma lives in the jungle on Thailand's Phuket island, where she was recently seen perched on a tree branch 50 feet above ground as her wild-born mate and their two offspring watched warily from nearby trees.
Hers is a rare success story.
Feeding time at the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project sanctuary in Phuket, Thailand.
Credit:New York Times