Primate Watching
Primatology
Taxonomy & Occurrence
Nomascus gabriellae is a monotypic species (no subspecies). It occurs in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam.
IUCN Conservation Status
Endangered
Breakfast
Video by Andie Ang (watch HD in Vimeo)
Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
Seeing this Species
Males and females are different in color. A male is black in color, while a female is blond. Wha's interesting is, all infants are born blond, so if it is a male, it turns from blond to black with distinguishing golden cheeks when sexually mature. If it is a female, it is born blond to blend into its mother's fur, but later turns black and turns back to blond at sexual maturity, with a black cap on the top of its heads.
Mom and baby gibbon feeding
Video by Andie Ang (watch HD in Vimeo)
Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
Cát Tiên National Park, Đồng Nai Province, Việt Nam
Getting to this park may not be straightforward, but definitely worth it. First, get a bus ticket from the Mien Dong Bus Station in Saigon (292 Dinh Bo Linh street of Binh Thanh district; ~USD$6). At booths 4 and 5, you may purchase a ticket heading towards Lam Dong Province. After 4-5 hours of rough ride (but we personally find it exciting), the bus terminates in the middle of this road junction, but fret not. Follow the sign towards "Nam Cat Tien". You will walk for ~1km until you see a ferry terminal. Here, hop onto a boat (for free), and after 2 mins, you arrive at Cat Tien National Park!
Probability of success: ◆ ◆ ◆ ◇ ◇
Overlapping species: Pygmy Loris, Long-tailed Macaque, Northern Pig-tailed Macaque, Black-shanked Douc, Annamese Silvered Langur
Other sites:
Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
It may have the largest group of this species in the world.
Overlapping species:
Local contacts:
Park ranger Mr Thuan and Ms Minh watching gibbons (& posing)
© Andie Ang
Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
One of the biggest trees in the park
© Andie Ang
Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
Page Last Updated: 11 February 2019