Ella is an adult female lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) who arrived at the park on 21/05/02 and we estimate was born during 1985.  She was smuggled from the wild into a Vietnamese circus before she was confiscated in Russia by Government Authorities.  Ella was kept at Kaliningrad Zoo for a couple of years before they sent her to Monkey World. She now lives with the adult male, Nike.  The pair are very playful and happy.

Nike is a male lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) who was confiscated by the Taiwanese Authorities after he was smuggled into the country for the illegal pet trade. We estimate that he was born during 1994 and he arrived at the park on 19/07/00. Nike is highly strung but his pairing with Ella and the strength of their bond has calmed his nerves greatly.

Kitty is a female lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) who was captive born at the Pingtung Rescue Center in Taiwan. Both of her parents had been smuggled from the wild for the illegal pet trade in Taiwan. Kitty was born on 07/08/99 and arrived at the park on 21/07/01. She is very shy, loves human attention, as she was hand-reared, and now lives with Paul, the agile gibbon, who is her best friend.