"I have to deal with some horrible people but no one has ever done this," said Mr
Gibbon, who has been running pubs and clubs in the North East for 50 years.
He wrote a musical monograph entitled Records of Old and New Music (Gujin yulu) in which he mentions the folk song "Daughters" ("Nu'er zi") that describes the
gibbon's sad call for the first time.
A
gibbon's song is acoustically unique among primates, with a loud melody which can be heard over two miles away.
In one public service announcement played between pop tunes, sounds of gunfire are punctuated by
gibbon cries and a voice that warns darkly: "For one baby, five
gibbons are killed." Another message talks of how "God did not create wild animals to serve as garden decorations."
Twycross has three different types of
gibbon - all of them are endangered.
That, coupled with deforestation, has caused grave concerns among conservationists who fear the extinction of the endangered yellow-cheeked crested
gibbons.
Analysis of the
gibbon bones shows that the found remains are very unique to contemporary
gibbons, suggesting a new genus and species.
Holroyd, 24, of Briarlyn Road, Birchencliffe, and
Gibbon, 25, of Quarmby Road, Quarmby, each deny causing Mr Fletcher grievous bodily harm with intent and arson at the salon, being reckless whether life was endangered.
"
Gibbon Forest is an exciting development because in this new environment, the primates will be living and behaving as they would in the forests of south-east Asia," says Dr Charlotte Macdonald, director of life sciences at Twycross.
Gortimer
Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, created by first-time writer David Anaxagoras and executive produced by Oscar winner Luke Matheny, stars Sloane Morgan Siegel, Ashley Boettcher, Drew Justice and Robyn Lively.