50 years ago, this California sanctuary began saving some of the world’s rarest gibbons, today, their morning songs are a remarkable story of survival
- Gibbon Conservation Center director Gabi Skollar feeds one of the little apesEvery morning, as dawn breaks over the dry hills north of Los Angeles, a chorus of sirens, deep hoots and high-pitched calls echoes across the Santa Clarita Valley.
- The sounds come from the Gibbon Conservation Center, a sanctuary that has spent half a century protecting some of the world’s most endangered primates.
- Founded in 1976, the sanctuary now houses around 40 gibbons belonging to five species, according to The Independent.
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- Gibbon Conservation Center director Gabi Skollar feeds one of the little apesEvery morning, as dawn breaks over the dry hills north of Los Angeles, a chorus of sirens, deep hoots and high-pitched calls echoes across the Santa Clarita Valley.
- The sounds come from the Gibbon Conservation Center, a sanctuary that has spent half a century protecting some of the world’s most endangered primates.
- Founded in 1976, the sanctuary now houses around 40 gibbons belonging to five species, according to The Independent.
Sources: Times of India