Meet our Future Residents!

 

We URGENTLY need your support to provide a home for eight gibbons in need! These incredible animals are currently housed at a sanctuary that is set to close, and we are committed to ensuring their care and well-being. By sponsoring one of our future residents, you’ll directly contribute to the construction of their new home and help us be ready to welcome them at a moment’s notice. Thank you for helping us create a brighter future for these amazing gibbons!

Sponsorship levels:

Enrichment Sponsor $25/month+ ($300/year): Covers daily enrichment for your sponsored animal, such as treats and puzzle feeders!

  • Rewards: Certificate of sponsorship, photo of your primate, quarterly email updates, invitation to sponsor-only events, annual thank-you gift

Health Sponsor $50/month+ ($600/year): Covers all medication, cleaning supplies, and other needs to keep your sponsored primate healthy all year!

  • Rewards: All enrichment sponsor rewards, PLUS recorded video or virtual chat with your primate

Nutrition Sponsor $100/month+ ($1200/year): Covers daily, nutritious meals, plus veterinary nutrition planning individualized to your sponsored primate to ensure your primate's basic needs are met every day!

  • Rewards: All enrichment sponsor rewards, PLUS in-person visit with your primate in their current sanctuary (Central OH)

 

Deana

Gender: Female
Birthday:  June 14, 1995
Relatives: Sonny (Mate), Gabriel (Son), Malakai (Son)
Species: White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Favorite Food: Sweet potato, grapes, bananas
Favorite Activities: Being a mother.

 

Gabriel (Gabe)

Gender: Male
Birthday: July 24, 2002
Relatives: Deana (Mother), Sonny (Father), Malakai (Brother)
Species: White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Favorite Food: Sweet treats
Favorite Activities: Playing with his brother Malakai

 

Sonny

Gender: Male
Birthday: October 11, 1996
Relatives: Deana (Mate), Gabriel (Son), Malakai (Son)
Species: White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Favorite Food: Everything
Favorite Activities: Getting groomed and singing

 

Malakai

Gender: Male
Birthday: July 13, 2005 
Relatives: Sonny (Father), Deana (Mother), Gabriel (Brother)
Species: White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Favorite Food: Everything
Favorite Activities: Playing with his brother, Gabriel

 

stephanie

Gender: Female
Birthday: October 29, 1988
Relatives: Shelby (Daughter), Yoda (Son)
Species: White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Favorite Food: Grapes
Favorite Activities: Being groomed and swinging

 

Shelby

Gender: Female
Birthday: April 23, 2002
Relatives: Stephanie (Mother), Yoda (Brother)
Species: White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Favorite Food: Everything
Favorite Activities: Swinging

 

Yoda

Gender: Male 
Birthday: August 28, 2005
Relatives: Stephanie (Mother), Shelby (Sister)
Species: White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Favorite Food: Everything
Favorite Activities: Bouncing and swinging

 

trevor

Gender: Male
Birthday: June 3, 1999
Species: White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Favorite Food: Everything
Favorite Activities: Interacting with his animal caretakers

 

Interested in sponsoring a specific program or area of the sanctuary? Email our Executive Director, Dr. Wilde, at twilde@fortheloveofprimates.org for sponsorship and naming opportunities.