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Figs are one of the few trees that fruit the year round.
無花果樹是少數全年結果的樹種之一。
So when other food is scarce, these fruits are always available somewhere or other.
所以當其他食物缺乏的時候，無花果樹仍然會有果實。
Even for leaf-eaters like howler monkeys, the ripe figs are just too good to miss.
即使對吃葉子的吼猴來說無花果實也是不能錯過的。
And howlers are too big for the capuchins to chase off.
這些大猴子就不是卷尾猴所能趕走的了。
Figs are so popular that
無花果樹非常受歡迎，
as many as 44 different kinds of bird and monkey have been seen working a shift system on a single tree.
甚至可以吸引多達44種的不同鳥類猴類來交替進食。
Because fruiting trees are so valuable, many monkeys are territorial.
因為結果實的樹很寶貴，許多猴子都有自己的領地。
And if you live in the treetops,
如果你居住在樹頂上，
there's perhaps no better way of staking your claim to a territory than this.
那么可能沒有比這種聲明領土主權更好的方法了。
The calls of the Siamang gibbons begin as a duet between the dominant male and female.
合趾猴通過叫聲來聯系公猴和母猴。
The rest of their family soon join in and it results in a frenzy of activity.
家庭的其他成員也加入進來，猴群開始活躍起來。
The calls can carry over a mile and their message is clear.
他們的叫聲超過1英里遠，傳遞的信息也相當明確。
They tell any neighbouring Siamangs, "This is our territory, keep out."
他們在告訴其他的合趾猴鄰居，這是我們的領地，非請勿進！
