Lincoln Park Zoo welcomes new ‘curious’ and ‘confident’ white-handed gibbon

Lincoln Park Zoo welcomes new ‘curious’ and ‘confident’ white-handed gibbon

CHICAGO — A white-handed gibbon has joined the Lincoln Park Zoo, arriving on the same day as her sixth birthday. JC came to the Lincoln Park Zoo from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium where she was born to mom Chanee and dad Leo. Her former keepers in Columbus describe JC as “chill, curious and confident.” The zoo says those characteristics are making her transition to Lincoln Park smooth and successful. According to the Lincoln Park Zoo, within a d…

New Arrival: Lar Gibbon (A Birthday Girl!)

Back to all News New Arrival: Lar Gibbon (A Birthday Girl!) Zoo News, New Arrivals April 28, 2025 Lincoln Park Zoo’s primate population has just added one more gorgeous member! JC, a lar or white-handed gibbon, has arrived to be a companion to 15-year-old white-cheeked gibbon Murray. JC comes to Chicago from Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where she was born to mom Chanee and dad Leo. In fact, it’s her sixth birthday today! Her arrival here at Li…