Silvery gibbons are classed as an endangered species, with as few as 2,000 adults left in the wild.
The extremely rare silvery gibbon, who has not yet been named, was welcomed to the Curraghs Wildlife Park on the Isle of Man
The first pictures of the newest arrival to Curraghs Wildlife Park show one of the endangered primates, named for their silvery-grey fur, nestled in its mother’s lap as she feeds on fruit and tends to her new baby. Native to the Indonesian island of Java, silvery gibbons are classed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with as few as 2,000 adults left in the wild.
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