Inspection of apes: Chimpanzee Gorilla Orangutan Gibbon
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GAIN is an information network concerning superfamily Hominoidea living in Japan (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons).
Latest information
2013. 5. 17 Chimpanzee Yuko((estimated) 43-years-old) died.
2013. 5. 16 Chimpanzee iPS cell from Chimpanzees was made by The research team of School of Medicine, Keio University
2013. 5. 2   Chimpanzee Medaka(22-years-old) gave birth to a baby(gender undetermined).
2013. 4. 28   Chimpanzee The chimpanzee baby in Kyoto city zoo was named "Niini".
2013. 4. 26   Chimpanzee Eve(22-years-old) gave birth to a baby(gender undetermined).
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Distribution charts for chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons in the Japanese islands
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Ape facilities
Chimpanzees
326 individuals in 51 facilities 		Gorillas
24 individuals in 9 facilities 		Orangutans
47 individuals in 20 facilities 		Gibbons
121 individuals in 38 facilities
*Since the database is under construction, the number of individuals shown above may differ from the actual number.
Ape facilities（total number is 64）
*Facility name and the number of individuals currently bred (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons)
Asahiyama ( 13 , 0 , 3 , 4 )
Maruyama ( 9 , 0 , 3 , 3 )
Kushiro ( 3 , 0 , 3 , 2 )
Obihiro ( 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Akita ( 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Yagiyama ( 5 , 1 , 0 , 3 )
Ueno ( 0 , 8 , 0 , 2 )
Tama ( 22 , 0 , 9 , 2 )
Yokohama ( 9 , 0 , 3 , 6 )
Nogeyama ( 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Tobu ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 2 )
Ichihara ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Chiba ( 3 , 3 , 2 , 2 )
Ichikawa ( 0 , 0 , 4 , 2 )
Kamine ( 8 , 0 , 0 , 4 )
Utsunomiya ( 7 , 0 , 1 , 4 )
Nasu ( 8 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Gunma ( 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 )
Kofu ( 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Hamura ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 5 )
Kanazawa ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 2 )
Kusatsu ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 )
Komoro ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 )
Nagano ( 5 , 0 , 2 , 0 )
Ishikawa ( 7 , 0 , 2 , 6 )
PRI ( 14 , 0 , 0 , 3 )
JMC ( 7 , 1 , 0 , 0 )
Toyohashi ( 6 , 0 , 1 , 2 )
Nagoya ( 7 , 4 , 3 , 7 )
Shabo ( 10 , 0 , 0 , 2 )
Izu Ani ( 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Nihondaira ( 5 , 0 , 2 , 0 )
Hamamatsu ( 3 , 1 , 2 , 2 )
Oouchiyama ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Mishima ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 )
Iida ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 )
Sabae ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 5 )
Osaka ( 6 , 0 , 0 , 4 )
Oji ( 6 , 2 , 1 , 4 )
Hime.C. ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Himeji ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Kyoto ( 5 , 3 , 0 , 2 )
Horii ( 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
AW ( 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Fukuchiyama ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 5 )
Ikeda ( 2 , 0 , 0 , 2 )
Asa ( 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Fukuyama ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 )
Tokuyama ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Tokushima ( 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Tobe ( 2 , 0 , 1 , 5 )
Noichi ( 10 , 0 , 0 , 2 )
Kouchi ( 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Fukuoka ( 4 , 1 , 2 , 3 )
Itozu ( 8 , 0 , 0 , 3 )
Kuma.San. ( 61 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Cuddly ( 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Kumamoto ( 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Beppu ( 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Miya.P. ( 16 , 0 , 1 , 1 )
Hirakawa ( 2 , 0 , 0 , 5 )
NPG ( 3 , 0 , 1 , 0 )
Okinawa ( 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 )
Sasebo ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 8 )
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The above data were prepared based on information obtained by us, in addition to information contained in the domestic studbook (Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and the results obtained by visiting and interview surveys on each zoo in Japan.
The data have been modified to provide accurate and easy-to-understand information.
For update, amendment, and inquiry, please contact .
(Notice: We just started Gibbon Database in May 2011. Therefore, we show smaller number of individuals than actual one.)
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