Polish Zoo Produces Rare White-cheeked Gibbon

Wroclaw Zoo is seen as one of the best enclosures for gibbons in Europe, with many trees and ropes, Radoslaw Ratajszczak, the director said.

Polish Zoo Produces Rare White-cheeked Gibbon
Polish Zoo Produces Rare White-cheeked Gibbon

A zoo in the Polish city of Wroclaw has produced a rare white-cheeked gibbon named Dao, making the species seriously endangered a small step further away from extinction.

According to the Polish Wroclaw Zoo, only 200 of such ribbons are in captivity worldwide, while about 150-160 are left in the wild.

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The animals have been seen in China, however, not for three decades. They are also found in Vietnam and Laos in the wild.

There are difficulties in White-cheeked gibbons breeding.

Polish Zoo Produces Rare White-cheeked Gibbon
Polish Zoo Produces Rare White-cheeked Gibbon

The Zoo announced Dao’s birth on Thursday even though he was actually born in late September.

Wroclaw Zoo is seen as one of the best enclosures for gibbons in Europe, with many trees and ropes, Radoslaw Ratajszczak, the director said.

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He said, “they can behave naturally here and have peace. They return the favour with beautiful singing and offspring.”

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