{
  "id": 7505642,
  "title": "They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/theyre-the-sopranos-of-the-forest-so-whats-silencing-the-gibbons",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-15T05:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/singing-gibbons-forest-sopranos-malaysia-aoe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As human development and roads increasingly fragment their habitats, a study suggests traffic noise could be altering the animals’ wake-up call Dawn has broken, and the air is cool and still. It’s at about this time that gibbons usually erupt into song, wa-oo-ing and wa-ing from the highest branches and filling the tree tops with rich melodies. But in this corner of Malaysian forest, bordered by…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}