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    The link specifies Muneca's birthplace and year of birth as "Brunei, Cambodia around 1967". I always thought she was a zoo-born but from the article it seemed she could possibly be a wild-caught animal. I'm not sure where "Brunei, Cambodia" is (the only Brunei I know is that country), but neither N. leucogenys nor N. siki is found in Cambodia. If she is indeed a wild-caught I wonder what is her true identity......
     
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    She was wild-caught; there's a studbook here, but the only locality given is "Asia": http://alouattasen.weebly.com/uploads/8/9/5/6/8956452/gibbonwhitecheekedstudbook2011-1f204327.pdf

    I would imagine she could have been imported from Cambodia but originated in one of the range-countries (Laos or Vietnam).
     
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    So according to the zoos website, these guys are now on display in the Small Mammal House.

    Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat

    Will try and get a pic today.
     
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    The geoldis monkey and geoffrys marmosets moved in for the winter, and the prevosts squirrels moved outisde.

    The cloud rat is located in an exhibit in the set of three exhibits next to the skunks.
     
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    There is one indeed! Good luck getting a photo. If it's in its sleeping box, it's coloration blends in with the darkness inside the box.
     
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    I'm going to have to stop by and try to see it soon! I've been wanting to see one for years, but the Bronx Zoo and the new exhibit at Philly are both so dark that I couldn't see a thing.
     
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    They have Cloud Rats at Philly? Please tell me you're joking! If this is true, it's amazing!
     
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    Double checked and he's a jumping rat, not a cloud rat, sorry :( In with the aye-ayes.
     
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    I was gonna say! Jumping rats are still cool though, especially mixed with aye-ayes!
     
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