{"id":610853,"date":"2026-05-29T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/610853\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T19:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:21:12","slug":"yorkshire-wildlife-park-welcomes-rare-and-endangered-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/610853\/","title":{"rendered":"Yorkshire Wildlife Park welcomes rare and endangered animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP), near Doncaster, is welcoming new arrivals from six species, including cheetah cubs, a red panda, and an okapi calf, alongside a new gibbon reserve.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Dr Charlotte MacDonald, director of animals at YWP, said: &#8220;We are delighted to see the three new gibbons out and about.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The reserve is named after their haunting, melodic calls, which often occur in the form of early morning duets.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Malaysian Singing Forest Gibbon Reserve is now home to a trio of Lar gibbons: Gale, one of the oldest known at 50 years old, 18-year-old Manis, and 10-year-old Koopa.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Gale, the gibbon (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Other new arrivals include an infant titi monkey and capybaras.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 175-acre park, known for its walkthrough wildlife experiences, will also host daily ranger talks, feeding sessions, and live entertainment throughout the half-term week.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>18-year-old Manis, the gibbon (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cheryl Williams, trustee of the Yorkshire Wildlife Foundation, said: &#8220;Visitors will love seeing these beautiful and beguiling animals take their place alongside the unique collection of species.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The new Singing Forest reserve represents everything we stand for: conservation, education, and meaningful action.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP), near Doncaster, is welcoming new arrivals from six species, including cheetah cubs, a red&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-610853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}