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The western black-crested gibbons, with their various distinct calls, have become special singers in the Wuliang Mountains of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The seniors of local villages say that wherever you can hear the roar of the gibbons, people will be endowed with a mild weather without natural disasters. Forest ranger Xiong Youfu has been teaching his son to recognize and mimic these calls, in order to better protect the precious animal. Watch this episode to learn more about the story between humans and the gibbons.
About 'Journeys in Nature': Tracking the Gibbon
The western black-crested gibbon, which lives in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Laos and Vietnam, is a critically endangered species in the country. More people become interested in the species as China pays greater attention to animal protection. Follow our Journeys in Nature series to learn more about the gibbon family in the deep forest.
For more:
Tracking the Gibbon | Episode 1: Following the sound
Tracking the Gibbon | Episode 2: Gibbon chaser
Tracking the Gibbon | Episode 3: A generation of gibbon chasers
Tracking the Gibbon | Episode 4: Memories of chasing gibbons
Tracking the Gibbon | Episode 5: A bond with gibbons
(Cover image a still from a video shot by CGTN Nature's film crew)
(If you have specific expertise and want to contribute, or if you have a topic of interest that you'd like to share with us, please email us at nature@cgtn.com.)
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