The 5.45 A.M. shrill of the alarm jars me awake to another day of adulthood. I roll over and put an end to this excruciating mechanical war cry against all things remotely connected to a peaceful slumber. I linger in bed, breathing in the cool morning air as it caresses my being. But, quiet it is not. The machine-like whirring of cicadas in my forest backyard hits a thrilling crescendo before winding down to a reluctant solo from a nearby tree frog. And then, the gibbons take centre stage with their haunting, mournful, high pitched howls, marking and defending their territories.
"Gibbon's call - The Silvery Gibbon Project." 2012. 16 Mar. 2015 <http://www.silvery.org.au/home/gibbon-s-call/>
"Common Tree Frog - Quack (frontal view) - YouTube." 2012. 16 Mar. 2015 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_rCIW_ZuI>
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