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A wet gibbon huddles in the rain at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, May 24, 2011. A low pressure system in the Central Plains is creating a wide area of severe storms.

Gibbon in Omaha zoo huddles in the rain

By Rich Shulman

This is an interesting way to illustrate the severe storms in the Midwest. Click here for a story about the physics of wet animals shaking their fur.

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Comment author avatarAnthony

That's not a Gibbon, it's a Langur.  A Francois Langur to be exact.

    Reply#1 - Thu May 26, 2011 3:19 AM EDT
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