A Gibbon’s One Last Song

A Gibbon’s One Last Song

Now, that's one loud monkey! Meet the Western hoolock gibbon, or as many call it, the white-browed gibbon. This particular one has formed a special bond with one of the forest staff members here at the Pu’er Sun River National Forest Park in China. Every day, this noisy little creature loves hitching a ride on her shoulders during their daily strolls.

Like other gibbons, white-browed gibbons are known for their powerful vocalizations. In the wild, they perform elaborate duets high up in the forest canopy, often joined by younger family members. It's a real jungle choir!

But here's the sad truth: the Western hoolock gibbon is endangered. Back in the 1980s, there were over 100,000 of them. Now? Less than 5,000 remain. They’re even listed among the top 25 most endangered primates by the IUCN.

Their diet is crucial for the ecosystem. These gibbons are expert seed dispersers, munching mostly on ripe fruits, with the occasional flower, leaf, or shoot. And they’ve got a taste for insects too—silkworms, ants, and more make it onto their menu.

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[randyduncan]

You can honestly see how much they love each other. She's amazing with Gibby
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[ylxyegb]

As a child I was kicked out of Regents Park Zoo, because my imitations of apes were so good that I used to set them off, even from Regents Park Road. I was a natural mimic.

[jegak]

She is Beautiful and her trust with that monkey on her shoulders makes her adorable!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[kaydenstuff]

I heard that gibbons usually HATE it when we call at them like this, so the fact that he actually just responds to it like it's a normal conversation shows me how close they've bonded

[cosmos]

Adorable both beautiful girl and cute monkey 🥰

[sheelakhan]

Beautiful video superb video amazing pictures thanks everyone shukariya

[mtlicq]

WOW! That face & expressions, are so beautiful !!! ♥

[BizzyG]

Wow! This is my first time seeing such a beautiful animal.

[ChungsenGonghio]

Every morning in my vill we hear them make this sound from four sides there are about 500 or 600 or maybe 1000 of them it's beautiful...

[Smylinachya]

I Gibbons. Their faces and their sounds are very endearing.

[faith]

Living in nature with animals, is the most blessed meaningful lives than living with loveless ppl around ♥️♥️♥️🐾🐾🐾🐾

[lilliankeane]

It would be a shame to lose such a creature from the world.

[monkeybhoy]

What a beautiful symbiotic relationship, we humans have major work to do to help aid animals better

[phoenixzreaper]

The woman is gorgeous, true work of art

[CharlesNewkirk-lbuh]

I was in South Vietnam Ho chi Minh City me and my fiance went to an amusement park and that was the first time that I had the opportunity to see them in action!

[BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

That's one funky gibbon...as Bill Oddie would say..

[Lig]

They're beautiful and so are you my dear

[jameswest]

Gibbons are an amazing animal. I hope they find more living space.

[nolareefman]

She is so cute, and the gibbon is a handsome young fella too

[Helena_Mendoza]

I love this so much 😭😭 I wish I was her, I'm so jealous. She is an amazing person to form such a close bond with these magical creatures. The gibbon is my favorite animal, they just seem like peaceful goofballs of the forest 🫶