New at the zoo: Parents Chewie and Stevie welcome baby white-handed gibbon (Threatened Species)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/living/zoo/new-at-the-zoo-parents-chewie-and-stevie-welcome-baby/article_d465d04e-9d4e-11e6-aa76-57c88deda85b.html

By Chris Peters / World-Herald staff writer 41 min ago

There’s a new baby white-handed gibbon to gawk at in the Omaha zoo’s Lied Jungle.

The little critter was born on Oct. 15 at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium to mother Chewie, 17, and father Stevie, 24. The pair last birthed a baby in November 2014.

The little primate’s gender isn’t known yet, as mom keeps her baby tucked in tight, but if you look close you should be able to get a glimpse of the gibbon in the jungle’s Asian rainforest and from the TreeTops Restaurant.

With this birth, there are now 82 white-handed gibbons in 33 Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited institutions. Native to the rainforests of southeast Asia, white-handed gibbons – also known as lar gibbons – are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.

[Omaha Steve]

1. Kick

[Lucinda]

2. KNR Thank you!

[Solly Mack]

3. So tiny. So adorable.