Howletts are of course famous for their success breeding Moloch or Javan gibbons. This enclosure near the clouded leopards previously held siamangs, but Howletts no longer keeps this species.
Howletts are of course famous for their success breeding Moloch or Javan gibbons. This enclosure near the clouded leopards previously held siamangs, but Howletts no longer keeps this species.
It's certainly a decent-sized exhibit, especially height-wise. In terms of area it's probably on a par with Cotswolds' siamang exhibit or Edinburgh's buff-cheeked gibbon exhibit. By the way, if you look closely you can just make out the male gibbon peeping through the glass viewing window.