Each of the gibbons living at IPPL’s Headquarters Sanctuary deserves a happy life. Many of our residents have come to IPPL after years in research labs, at sub-standard zoos, or as pets. By “symbolically” adopting an IPPL gibbon, you help to ensure that your chosen animal (and all the IPPL gibbons) will continue to get the best care possible: enjoying peaceful surroundings in sunny South Carolina, living in spacious enclosures, and eating a varied diet of fresh, natural foods.
THESE IPPL GIBBONS ARE “SYMBOLICALLY”AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION:
Ahimsa
Ahimsa was the first gibbon born at IPPL! He was born to Shanti and her mate Arun Rangsi. Ahimsa was a surprise baby, as his dad had been isolation-reared in a lab and was not expected to breed.
Courtney
Courtney was born at IPPL on 10 January 2002, the result of a failed vasectomy. When she was 12 days old, her mother rejected her, leaving this tiny infant with a terribly mangled leg.
Dianne
Dianne is one of our more reserved gibbons. She is daughter to IPPL’s own Arun Rangsi and Shanti, so she spent her young life living in a normal gibbon family with her parents and siblings.
Donny
Originally born at a zoo in Michigan, Donny was sent to a zoo in Ohio in 1993, and then to Indiana in 1994. His life at the Indiana zoo was very difficult as he was placed with other gibbons who attacked him mercilessly.
Elsa
Elsa is one of the many children of IPPL’s Arun Rangsi and Shanti. When she grew up, she was placed with Nicholas, a former zoo gibbon.
Erin
Originally from the Hattiesburg Zoo in Mississippi, Erin was sent to a sanctuary in Texas when aggression broke out in her zoo family group and she had to have her right foot and lower leg amputated.
Gary
Gary arrived at IPPL in 2013 with his mate Glenda, daughter Kendra, and son Thai. They had been living in a tourist attraction that was closing. Gary is a petite, blond gibbon with lustrous pale fur.
Gibby
Gibby is one of our wild caught gibbons who was bought by a scientist at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York in 1960. He was transferred to the State University of New York at Stony Brook sometime in the 1970’s...
Gideon
Gideon was born at a Nebraska zoo on January 11, 1995. He lived with his brother in an unusual zoo setting. It was an indoor mixed species exhibit.
Louie-Louie
Louie-Louie came to IPPL with his elderly parents Cleon and Clementine (both now deceased) in October 1991 from the Lubee Foundation in Florida, after the sudden death of the establishment’s...
Jade
Originally from the Honolulu Zoo, Jade was sent to Maui Zoo. She, her mate Palu-Palu, and their son Maui came to IPPL in March of 1996.
Maui
Maui came to IPPL in March of 1996 with his parents Jade and Palu-Palu from the Maui Zoo, which was being closed due to its violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
Mia
Mia started out her life as a zoo gibbon. She was born at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona, then moved to another zoo in California before ending up at Jackson Zoo, located in Mississippi, in 2010.
Maynard
Maynard arrived at IPPL on October 30, 2009. He had been living at a small sanctuary for rescued animals of all species in Washington State. A former pet, he was surrendered to this facility, where he lived for four years.
Nicholas
Nicholas arrived at IPPL in April 1993. An Illinois zoo had sent him to another zoo in the Midwest, but they returned him after just six months. Nicholas was kept off-exhibit in an indoor aviary shared with several birds of prey.
Peppy
Peppy was born in 1979 at a cancer lab run by the University of California at Davis where the gibbons were used in painful and usually fatal viral cancer experiments.
Paen
Paen, a petite white-handed gibbon came from a zoo in the northwest. She and her two sisters were in zoos most of their lives and were companions the entire time.
Robbie
Robbie was born here at IPPL. His mother was E.T. who came from a New York laboratory as a baby along with her elderly parents, Penny and Blackie.
Snowy
Snowy is originally from a wildlife park in southern Florida where he lived with his mate and a few offspring. As his male children grew up they began to get a little territorial with Snowy and showing signs that they needed to be separated.
Scrappy
Scrappy and his mate Uma were brought to IPPL in March of 2007 from another sanctuary in Texas. We were informed that Scrappy and Uma had been sent to Texas in 1993 from the Glen Oak Zoo in Peoria...
Spanky
Spanky is one of the unfortunate primates bred in the U.S. for the pet trade. He was purchased as a birthday present by a family when he was eight months old and was intended to be a companion for a female gibbon they already owned.
Thai
Thai arrived at IPPL on May 13, 2013 along with his big sister Kendra and parents Gary and Glenda. The four of them came to us when the Silver Springs, Florida tourist attraction where...
Speedy
Speedy is one of Arun Rangsi and Shanti’s children, and she was born after Arun Rangsi’s first vasectomy failed. Gibbon vasectomies are a tricky process and are sometimes left unfinished which means that the males can still breed...
Val
Val was born at a wildlife park in southern Florida where he lived with his parents & a few siblings. In the fall of 2017, the facility suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Irma & fell on hard times.
Ziggy
Ziggy arrived at IPPL in 2007. He came with his mate Erin and daughter Cathy from a Texas sanctuary that was undergoing reorganization. Prior to that, he had lived at the Dallas Zoo. His records show that he lost some fingers to frostbite while there.
Whoop-Whoop
Whoop-Whoop came to IPPL in March 2007 from another sanctuary where he had lived for four years. That facility was experiencing financial and other difficulties at the time. Before that, Whoop-Whoop had been used for research at a notorious primate lab in Louisiana...
