Hainan gibbon image gallery

In this gallery we give a background glimpse into the fieldwork of ZSL scientists working to save the world's rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon, from extinction.

Female Hainan gibbons have golden yellow fur, while their young have black fur. This infant is less than one year old. Image (c) Jessica Bryant.Male Hainan gibbons have black fur. This is the breeding male from one of three existing family groups. Image (c) Jessica Bryant.Hainan gibbons move through the forest canopy with ease due to their long arms and fingers. Seeing one can be very tricky due to both their speed and their rarity. The Hainan gibbon is elusive and the terrain is tough, so searching for gibbons is hard work. Image (c) Jessica Bryant.The amount of forest available to the Hainan gibbon is limited. This view of Foutouling Mountain shows the core forest occupied by the last surviving gibbon population. Image (c) Jessica Bryant.The team shares a well-deserved meal after a hard day’s work in the forest tracking the gibbons. Image (c) Jessica Bryant.Studying the Hainan gibbon requires a humble tent home but with beautiful surroundings in Bawangling National Nature Reserve. Image (c) Jessica Bryant.Interviewing local people can help us to learn more about the Hainan gibbon, and the relationship that communities around Bawangling have with the gibbon and the forest. Image (c) Helen Nash.