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A haven for endangered gibbons, in photos
- The Gibbon Conservation Center, located near Los Angeles, has spent five decades protecting some of the world's most endangered primates, currently caring for approximately 40 gibbons from five distinct species.
- Wild populations for some species have dwindled to fewer than 2,000 apes, prompting staff to feed gibbons five to six times daily to imitate natural foraging behavior in the wild.
- On-Site caretaker Jodi Kleier hand-reared a gibbon named Rocky and said, "I love watching any primates play, because I think they're so natural to us, we kind of see ourselves in them."
- Researching vocalization at the University of California, Los Angeles, Skollar manages the center while maintaining the mission established by founder Mootnick and collaborating with The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College.
- The center became the first to successfully breed the endangered Javan gibbon, a species native to Indonesia, and is preparing to send a pair of northern white-cheeked gibbons to the Pittsburgh Zoo.
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A haven for endangered gibbons, in photos
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — The Gibbon Conservation Center, just outside Los Angeles, has spent five decades caring for and protecting some of the world’s most endangered gibbons. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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