gibbon : Jinja

GAIN ID numberGAIN ID number
We assinged GAIN original IDs based on the domestic studbook numbers.:9944    （2011-06-13Updated）
International studbook number: -
Name Jinja
Sex Female
Species or Subspecies Hylobates agilis
Date of birth 1962?
Place of birth Asia (other than china & south Korea) (Thai)
Current facility unknown
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Feature
The individual is a gibbon raised by Mr. Gulik at the Netherlands Embassy in Japan. She is a white agile gibbon born in Thailand. She came to our institute after its birth in 1964 at the age of about one and a half years. She started singing at age three. When she was three and a half years old, Jinja's song was recorded by Victor Company of Japan, Limited, and a record is attached to the book entitled, The Gibbon in China (original article). She was under observation by Mr. Gulik in 1967.
Character
The individual is devoted and temperate.
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References
  1. R. H. Van Gulik （1967）. The Gibbons in China. An essay in chinese animal lore. E. J. Brill, Leiden, Holland.

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