The Santa Barbara Independent

Embrace the Magic of the Holidays at ZooLights 2025, Santa Barbara’s Brightest Holiday Tradition!

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Santa Barbara Zoo Welcomes Two Endangered White-Handed Gibbons to Gibbon Island

The Santa Barbara Zoo announced on November 14, 2025, that two new white-handed gibbons, Chanee and Mel, have joined Gibbon ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Santa Barbara Zoo Gets Two New Gibbons

Chanee and Mel, a pair of white-handed Gibbons, were matched and brought to the zoo as part of a program to support the ...
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2 Endangered White-Handed Gibbons Living the Island Life at Santa Barbara Zoo

The Santa Barbara Zoo has welcomed two white-handed gibbons Chanee (pronounced SHAW-nee) and Mel to their new home on Gibbon Island. Gibbons are ...