In search of the North Bornean Gray Gibbon

Описание: This is a short film depicting the lives of a family of gibbons in the Northern Borneo state of Sabah, Malaysia.

It takes place at Tabin Wildlife Reserve.

According to Mongabay, studies have shown that Borneo lost more than 30% of its rainforest since 1973.
https://news.mongabay.com/2014/07/30-...

More recent data from Global Forest Watch shows that Sabah has lost 12% of its primary forest between 2002 and 2024, an area equal to 3770 km2, which is equal to 65 football fields per DAY.
https://www.globalforestwatch.org/das...

And this loss is mainly due to clearing forest to grow oil palms.

Gibbons are apes, like humans and are highly intelligent.

Nearly all species of Gibbon are threatened with extinction and in Borneo there are 4 species.

The North Bornean Gray Gibbon, also known as the Eastern gray Gibbon and Northern gray Gibbon is endemic to Borneo. Their current distribution is pockets of fragmented forest with suitable habitat in Sabah, Sarawak and Kalimantan. Tabin Wildlife Reserve is one of those places.

It is vital for humanity to preserve the remaining wild habitats if we don't want these beautiful creatures to go extinct.

The animals captured in this film are:

North Bornean Gray Gibbon
Orangutan
Pig-tailed Macaque
Island Palm civet
Red Giant Flying Squirrel

Every morning at dawn, the sounds of the gibbons echo through the forest.
They call to each other to mark their territory and keep in touch with their family members. They are monogamous and have a tight knit family group which consists of a male, female and their children. The children usually stick around their family until they are about 8 years old.