The baby primate has spent its first several months clinging to its mother's chest, and is now learning locomotion and vocalization. The Santa Barbara Zoo is home to several endangered species that are part of this program. White-handed gibbons can be either black or buff in color and have white hands and feet.
Gibbons spend their entire lives in the tall trees of tropical rainforests.
As the gibbon infant matures, it will spend less time nursing and more time learning to forage. Please go to the White-handed gibbon information page.