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The oldest swinger in town
A lar, or white-haired gibbon, is celebrating his 60th birthday at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire.
He's believed to be the oldest gibbon in captivity, where they usually live up to about 40 years old.
In the wild in the forests of south east Asia, they have a life expectancy of about 20 years.
Ben shares the same name as his keeper.
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