In the morning, a sweet, bright screech awakens the mountains. It's not from a bird, but the leader of the western black crested gibbon family. #AnimalAdventure #ChorusofLife For more: https://english.cctv.com/ | CCTV

A western black crested gibbon with agile movements was spotted in Wuliang Mountain National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan. Based on previous observations, the gibbon is estimated to be over 30 years old — roughly equivalent to a human in their seventies or eighties. | People's Daily, China

The Hainan black-crested gibbon is one of man’s closest relatives living in the Bawangling National Nature Reserve, on China’s southern island province of Hainan. The unique and beautiful creature is one of the rarest monkeys in the world. The population decreased mainly in the 1970s due to habitat loss. These gibbons are timid and vigilant animals, so it is extremely hard to observe them up close. Join us in visiting the tropical rainforest of Bawangling National Nature Reserve, their only habi

Captured in Yunnan's Jingdong, a critically endangered western black-crested gibbon fiercely pursues a flying squirrel. #ChorusofLife | CCTV