Forlorn

The quality of this image is really bad, as this White-handed Gibbon at the Calgary Zoo climbed up and disappeared into the little box high up where the light was awful. However, I just couldn't resist taking a few shots of the expressions and body language that were so human-like!

"The Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the White-handed Gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. It is one of the more well-known gibbons and is often seen in zoos.... As is the case for all gibbons, they have long hands and no tail.... Lar Gibbons are threatened in various ways: they are sometimes hunted for their meat, sometimes a parent is killed in order to capture young animals for pets. The largest danger, however, is the loss of habitat. With breathtaking speed the forests of Southeast Asia are cut down in order to establish plantations, fields and settlements.... Their Conservation status is Endangered." From Wikipedia.