Here at Hertfordshire Zoo we have northern white cheeked gibbons. Like all gibbons, White-cheeked gibbons live in small, monogamous families composed of a mated pair and up to four offspring. They are physically independent at about three, mature about six and usually leave the family group at about eight, though they may spend up to ten years in their family group. The White-cheeked gibbon has extremely long arms and legs. The male is black and the female is a cream colour. They have patches of lighter fur on their cheeks, though this is hard to distinguish on the female.
than is the only male of our group, and is easy to tell apart as his fur is all black apart from the white fur around his cheeks. Whereas the females are a lighter colour. Ethan is very social and loves to swing around on ropes. His favourite foods are fennel and corn on the cob.
Newt is the oldest of our group, and she is currently one of the oldest white cheeked gibbons in Europe. She is very curious and is always looking at anything new going on around her. Her favourite foods are little gem lettuce and corn on the cob.
