gibbons

Hello, I was just at the Toledo Zoo and I noticed one of the female northern white-cheeked gibbons was missing the fur on her scalp, which I’m not going to lie, concerned me a little bit. Why may this be? Is it a sign of sterotypic behavior, namely her pulling her fur out because of stress? Is...

In Gibbon Islands, June 18

In Jungle Trails, June 18

Hey Zoochatters, I thought it would be an interesting concept to create a series of threads similar to those in other country / region forums on this site discussing different species kept across the region of Latin America ( I know Mexico is North America but it is included in this thread as...

WHITE CHEEKED GIBBONS & PERTH ZOO Hey everyone just a little bit of a compilation about the White-Cheeked Gibbon dynasty at Perth Zoo. Other zoos get a mention in terms of relatedness to the PZ individuals (and a sliver of info about Silveries who I hope to write a bit on out of interest...

Ok so I really love Gibbons they have to be one of my favourite animals families (amoungst others) but I really wanted to pose some questions to my fellow animal & conservation fans here. So Hainan Gibbons are in serious peril unfortunately (is it less than 25 individual now :( yikes!!) but i...

I was wondering what people on zoochat think is the best gibbon enclosure in the UK, and why? Also what makes a good gibbon enclosure in your opinion and some observations? I've heard of the infamous Marwell gibbon enclosure :( and every time I've been to Twycross the gibbons have been very...

Just got back from the Turtle Back Zoo. As a long time docent of the Bronx Zoo, I had actually never been here, even though its closer. I must say I was surprised how nice this little zoo is. The exhibits are well put together, the zoo is clean and the signs are well done. Some of the...