Australasian Gibbon Population

Kifaru Bwana said:
Which other pairings as well as individual white;cheekeds does Perth hold?
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Perth Zoo currently have the following White-cheeked Gibbons across three groups:

Group 1:

1.0 Phillip (Wild x Wild) ~1973
0.1 Viann (Tieu x Vang) 29-05-1993 at Melbourne Zoo
1.0 Nakai (Phillip x Viann) 17-04-2011 at Perth Zoo

Group 2:

0.1 Jermei (Phillip x Viann) 05-07-2002 at Perth Zoo
1.0 Canh (Tao x Jermei) 21-04-2015 at Perth Zoo
0.1 Lulani (Tao x Jermei) 15-05-2019 at Perth Zoo

Group 3 (the new pair including the new female from Adelaide):

1.0 Tao (Jack x Connie) 23-07-2002 at Mulhouse Zoo, France
0.1 Tien (Rhemus x Viet) 13-04-2014 at Adelaide Zoo
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
0.1 Layar the Javan Gibbon at Mogo Wildlife Park gave birth to a healthy infant today! This is superb news and is Mogo's fifth successful birth of the species: Mogo Wildlife Park

There are now 11 (6.3.2) Javan Gibbons in the Australasian region across three facilities - Perth, Mogo and Tasmania.
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The new Javan Gibbon infant at Mogo Wildlife Park has been confirmed as a much-needed female! She has been named Telo: Log into Facebook | Facebook

There are 11 (6.4.1) Javan Gibbons in the Australasian region.
 
Further information about Mogo’s Javan Gibbons as this momentum continues with the region's gibbons for 2021 - Mogo have confirmed plans to import a new male: "Chad and his team are hoping to pair Layar’s eldest daughter with an imported male soon."

According to the article below Jawa (2015) is actually a female rather than a male. Also, the 2018 infant finally has a name and a sex - a female called Kambali. This actually creates a more balanced ratio for the Javan Gibbon population than previously believed. There has been no recent mention of male Patoot so I'm not sure if he has since moved elsewhere but I will leave him on the list for now.

Article: Mogo Wildlife Park celebrates birth of endangered silvery gibbon | About Regional

Updated list (June 2021) for the Javan Gibbons:

Mogo Wildlife Park, NSW, Australia
1.0 Arjuna (Jury x Hecla) 24-11-2000 at Perth Zoo
0.1 Layar (Ujung x Kulon) 14-04-2002 at Howletts Wild Animal Park
1.0 Patoot (Arjuna x Layar) 07-05-2012 at Mogo Wildlife Park
0.1 Jawa (Arjuna x Layar) 02-05-2015 at Mogo Wildlife Park
0.1 Kambali (Arjuna x Layar) 19-05-2018 at Mogo Wildlife Park
0.1 Telo (Arjuna x Layar) 28-05-2021 at Mogo Wildlife Park

Perth Zoo, WA, Australia
1.0 Omar (Wild x Wild) ~1984 in Java
0.1 Sunda (Jury x Hecla) 12-07-2010 at Perth Zoo
1.0 Owa (Jury x Hecla) 20-06-2014 at Perth Zoo
1.0 Asta (Omar x Sunda) 10-04-2020 at Perth Zoo

Tasmania Zoo, TAS, Australia
0.1 Cinta (Arjuna x Layar) 06-09-2009 at Mogo Wildlife Park

Tentatively, there are are 11 (5.6) Javan Gibbons in the Australasian region.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
Further information about Mogo’s Javan Gibbons as this momentum continues with the region's gibbons for 2021 - Mogo have confirmed plans to import a new male: "Chad and his team are hoping to pair Layar’s eldest daughter with an imported male soon."

According to the article below Jawa (2015) is actually a female rather than a male. Also, the 2018 infant finally has a name and a sex - a female called Kambali. This actually creates a more balanced ratio for the Javan Gibbon population than previously believed. There has been no recent mention of male Patoot so I'm not sure if he has since moved elsewhere but I will leave him on the list for now.

Article: Mogo Wildlife Park celebrates birth of endangered silvery gibbon | About Regional

Updated list (June 2021) for the Javan Gibbons:

Mogo Wildlife Park, NSW, Australia
1.0 Arjuna (Jury x Hecla) 24-11-2000 at Perth Zoo
0.1 Layar (Ujung x Kulon) 14-04-2002 at Howletts Wild Animal Park
1.0 Patoot (Arjuna x Layar) 07-05-2012 at Mogo Wildlife Park
0.1 Jawa (Arjuna x Layar) 02-05-2015 at Mogo Wildlife Park
0.1 Kambali (Arjuna x Layar) 19-05-2018 at Mogo Wildlife Park
0.1 Telo (Arjuna x Layar) 28-05-2021 at Mogo Wildlife Park

Perth Zoo, WA, Australia
1.0 Omar (Wild x Wild) ~1984 in Java
0.1 Sunda (Jury x Hecla) 12-07-2010 at Perth Zoo
1.0 Owa (Jury x Hecla) 20-06-2014 at Perth Zoo
1.0 Asta (Omar x Sunda) 10-04-2020 at Perth Zoo

Tasmania Zoo, TAS, Australia
0.1 Cinta (Arjuna x Layar) 06-09-2009 at Mogo Wildlife Park

Tentatively, there are are 11 (5.6) Javan Gibbons in the Australasian region.
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I would hope perhaps for another couple of holders within the region in the future. Its a shame that Taronga gave up on them so quick!
 
jay said:
Why did Taronga give them up?
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Taronga had a pair of Javan Gibbons for five years (2004-2009) so it was a decent amount of time. The pair never bred. The male Halimum (1996) died unexpectedly in 2009 and female Regina (1998) later moved to the UK. She was released into Java in 2013. The pair of Javans were later replaced by a non-breeding pair of White-cheeked Gibbons that still live there to this day.
 
I saw the javans at Taronga not long after they arrived. They didnt seem happy to me though.
 
Wildlife HQ have now confirmed that the zoo will be receiving a pair of Siamang comprising of a male from Darling Downs Zoo and a female from the National Zoo and Aquarium, Canberra. Their exhibit is almost complete with a new water feature and they are due to arrive by the end of the year. Wildlife HQ will be the 12th holder of Siamang in the Australasian region when they arrive. There has been no further word on when the White-cheeked Gibbons are arriving; their transfer has presumably being delayed by the recent series of lockdowns.

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WhistlingKite24 said:
Wildlife HQ have now confirmed that the zoo will be receiving a pair of Siamang comprising of a male from Darling Downs Zoo and a female from the National Zoo and Aquarium, Canberra. Their exhibit is almost complete with a new water feature and they are due to arrive by the end of the year. Wildlife HQ will be the 12th holder of Siamang in the Australasian region when they arrive. There has been no further word on when the White-cheeked Gibbons are arriving; their transfer has presumably being delayed by the recent series of lockdowns.

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This is a good example of what good zoos should be doing, Working together for the good of the species. :)
 
0.0.1 Northern White-cheeked Gibbon has been born at Tasmania Zoo; the facility's first ever gibbon birth. The infant was born on 13th August to their young pair - male Tiane from Perth and female Nhu from Adelaide. Interesting to note that Perth Zoo's Phillip who is almost 50 now is a great-grandfather. Full article: Tasmania Zoo welcomes baby gibbon to its family

Phillip (1973) > Jermei (2002) > Tiane (2012) > Unnamed (2021)

There are now approximately 20 (9.10.1) Northern White-cheeked Gibbons in the Australasian region.
 
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WhistlingKite24 said:
0.0.1 Northern White-cheeked Gibbon has been born at Tasmania Zoo; the facility's first ever gibbon birth. The infant was born on 13th August to their young pair - male Tiane from Perth and female Nhu from Adelaide. Interesting to note that Perth Zoo's Phillip who is almost 50 now is a great-grandfather. Full article: Tasmania Zoo welcomes baby gibbon to its family

Phillip (1973) > Jermei (2002) > Tiane (2012) > Unnamed (2021)

There are now approximately 20 (9.10.1) Northern White-cheeked Gibbons in the Australasian region.
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Very good news indeed :)
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
Orana currently has two Siamang (mother and daughter) but I cannot pinpoint what happened to male Oscar and his son Jasper (2009).
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I just contacted Orana Wildlife Park about 2.0 Oscar and Jasper the mystery Siamang. Their original breeding male Oscar, who was wild-born male that came via Singapore and Adelaide, died a few years ago. His first offspring was incorrectly sexed as a male and named Jasper. Once they found out Jasper was actually a female, the siamang was renamed Kasih (born 14th April 2009) and transferred to Hamilton where she remains to this day.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
I just contacted Orana Wildlife Park about 2.0 Oscar and Jasper the mystery Siamang. Their original breeding male Oscar, who was wild-born male that came via Singapore and Adelaide, died a few years ago. His first offspring was incorrectly sexed as a male and named Jasper. Once they found out Jasper was actually a female, the siamang was renamed Kasih (born 14th April 2009) and transferred to Hamilton where she remains to this day.
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That also explains how Oscar and Peggy had two offspring in a year - they didn’t. I see there was 16 months between their first offspring (Kasih) and their second (Cian), which is still a close gap though.

0.1 Kasih (14/04/2009)
1.0 Cian (09/08/2010)

It’s a great shame Oscar died. While Peggy was sterilised in 2014, as a wild born male he was valuable to the region and potentially could have been paired with an unrelated female elsewhere if Peggy had died first.
 
As announced by @akasha in her review, 0.1 Tunku the Siamang recently gave birth to her third offspring at the National Zoo and Aquarium. This gives them five gibbons with one due to move to Wildlife HQ soon. I then contacted the zoo and they believe the infant is a male but no name has been chosen as of yet. The last time their was a successful Siamang birth in the region was in 2019.
 
A new holder of Siamang. 1.0 Zain from Darling Downs Zoo and 0.1 Miliyah from the National Zoo and Aquarium have been transferred to Wildlife HQ. From today’s visit, the pair are still being introduced to each other via mesh-to-mesh contact and the female had full access to the main exhibit. There are now 12 holders of Siamang in the Australasian region.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
A new holder of Siamang. 1.0 Zain from Darling Downs Zoo and 0.1 Miliyah from the National Zoo and Aquarium have been transferred to Wildlife HQ. From today’s visit, the pair are still being introduced to each other via mesh-to-mesh contact and the female had full access to the main exhibit. There are now 12 holders of Siamang in the Australasian region.
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It’s great to see a new holder of this species.

Zain and Miliyah are the grandchildren of the two most well represented pairs in the region:

1.0 Zain is the grandson of Itam and Iuri via their son, Irian.

0.1 Miliyah is the granddaughter of Armstrong and Fern via their daughter, Tunku.
 
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