gibbon : Monjirou

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We assinged GAIN original IDs based on the domestic studbook numbers.
:0103    (2025-01-19Updated)
International studbook number: -

Name Monjirou
Sex Female
Species or Subspecies Nomascus leucogenys
Date of birth  
Place of birth unknown
Current facility Hirakawa Zoological Park
Father  
Mother  
Feature
[Japanese studbook number: Nomascus leucogenys #3]
The individual's name contains "Jirou", which is unique to a female and is often contained in males' names; however, the origin of her name is unknown. She is often called "Mon-chan".
Her body is covered with gradations from white to orange-yellow and gold-brown. There is a black patch on the top of her head.
One of her eyes seems to be poor. As long as we observed her eating, "Mon-chan" did well eating foods by looking at them and controlling her hands.
She likes dried fish.
Song of Monjirou was recorded on October 11, 2011.
Character
 
Life history
Monjirou is born.
19?? kept in Kagoshima Jungle Park
1980.05.07 moved to Hirakawa zoo
She uses off-exhibit area of a building of monkeys.
around 2014 She was moved to ape house.
She was moved to orangutan house.
She was moved to off-exhibit area of chimpanzee house.
2024.10.30 Monjirou died.
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Research results using samples from this individual
 
References
 

Selection of Apes