The lar gibbon known as "Granny" Jane was aged as four by vets on her arrival from the wild to Twycross Zoo in 1966. Staff at the zoo said the apes rarely reach such an age in the wild due to ...

Granny Jane, a gibbon at England's Twycross Zoo, ... Granny Jane is a lar gibbon, also known as the white-handed gibbon, which in theory has a life expectancy of about 44 years.

Twycross Zoo said the incident was dealt with swiftly. Karen Clarke, its chief operating officer, said: "We would like to thank our visitors for their patience during a brief interruption to their ...

Twycross Zoo was temporarily shut this morning after a gibbon escaped from an enclosure. Visitors were told to stay in the zoo's Himalaya centre at around 10am during a 'health and safety' emergency.

Considered the oldest gibbon in the UK, Jane is getting ready to celebrate her 50th birthday. Known as 'Granny Jane' by the keepers at Twycross Zoo in Warwickshire, the endangered lar gibbon is ...

A zoo in Leicestershire was placed on lockdown after a gibbon escaped from its enclosure. Visitors at Twycross Zoo were ordered to shelter in the restaurant at the site’s entrance shortly after ...

The birth of a baby endangered gibbon has been announced by Twycross Zoo. To celebrate International Gibbon Day this week, Twycross has revealed the recent birth of an unnamed pileated gibbon. The ...

At an estimated age of over 48 years, Prisilla was almost the oldest primate in Zoo Miami's collection and the third oldest Lar gibbon in all of North America. (The oldest primate at the zoo is ...

A gibbon at a Leicestershire zoo has reached the age of 50 due to its "chilled-out" persona, keepers believe. The lar gibbon known as "Granny" Jane was aged as four by vets on her arrival from the ...

Granny Jane is very agile for her age said zoo keepers at Twycross A gibbon at a Leicestershire zoo has reached the age of 50 due to its "chilled-out" persona, keepers believe. The lar gibbon ...

Keepers at a Leicestershire zoo believe a gibbon has reached the age of 50 due to its "chilled-out" persona.