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:
Shanti
Shanti, whose name means “Peace” in Sanskrit, was born on June 24th, 1978 at the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP) in New York.
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.
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.
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.
