In praise of - 50-year-old gibbons.

I'LL BE up front with you here: I know of only one 50-year-old gibbon.

However, I think gibbons are best dealt with one at a time. Don't you agree?

The lar gibbon known as "Granny" Jane lives at Twycross Zoo, in the English Midlands. She arrived there — not entirely of her own volition — at the age of four in 1966. In case anyone needs reminding, that was the year Scotland didn't win the World Cup.

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