长臂猿是全世界最濒危的灵长类动物之一，我国野外目前仅存5种长臂猿。在国际长臂猿日之际，上海根与芽与上海动物园、南宁动物园一起合作举办“我给长臂猿做玩具”系列活动，邀请学生和公众学习和了解长臂猿保护相关知识，给长臂猿做丰容玩具，为保护长臂猿尽一份力量。
Gibbons are one of the most endangered species in the world. Only five gibbon species are left in the wild in China, and all of them are facing devastating threats. To celebrate the International Gibbon Day, Shanghai Roots & Shoots, Shanghai Zoo and Nanning Zoo collaborated together organizing the Making Toy for Gibbon series educational events, to raise the awareness about the gibbons and conservation work.
15个参与团队在上海动物园合影纪念 承亮摄
15 teams participanted all the campaign events, photo by Chen Liang
9月在上海动物园，60多位学生代表参与了线下培训，学习长臂猿和丰容的知识，并现场观察长臂猿的行为特征。经过一个多月的学习、设计和动手制作。10月，共有15个团队完成制作丰容玩具和宣传海报，120多位参与者于10月21日在上海动物园内展示，邀请游客体验投票、并开展有趣的互动游戏帮助游客了解长臂猿。
More than 60 students as the representatives of each team attended the on-site trainings, to learn about the gibbon and enrichment, and also visited and observed the gibbons living at Shanghai Zoo. They later team worked to brainstorm and design, and later created their enrichment toy for the gibbons. On October 21, over 120 participants from 15 groups have made the enrichment toys, educational posters and other display materials to present at Shanghai Zoo. They invited the visitors to vote for their toy and play the games about the gibbons at their booths.
上海动物园科普馆前大草坪上的丰容玩具展示帐篷 承亮摄
The booths on the lawn in front of educational center at Shanghai Zoo， photo by Chen Liang
上海市浦东新区建平实验小学的猿自由队 承亮摄
The team from Jian Ping Experimental Primary School, photo by Chen Liang
普陀区真如文英中心小学的文英助猿队 承亮摄
The team from Zhen Ru Wen Ying Central Primary School, photo by Chen Liang
上海市闵行区实验小学的丰容玩具和投票板 承亮摄
The enrichment toy made by Shanghai Minhang Experimental Primary School，Photo by Chen Liang
育碧团队制作的“猿宝健身三件套”赵梦帆摄
‘Gibbon’s Fitness Triplet’ made by Ubisoft team, Photo by Mengfan Zhao
虹桥国际学校设计的长臂猿互动展板 承亮摄
The interactive board made by Hongqiao International School，Photo by Chen Liang
德威浦西学校团队设计的长臂猿扭扭棒游戏 承亮摄
Gibbon Craft Pipe Cleaner made by Minimaker Team of Dulwich Puxi， photo by Chen Liang
尚德实验学校的团队通过宣传海报向游客介绍长臂猿 赵梦帆摄
The team from Shangde Experimental School introducing gibbons to the visitors, Photo bt Mengfan Zhao
“猿生态”小队的丰容玩具 承亮摄
Enrichment toy made by the 'Gibbon Eco' team, photo by Chen Liang
合庆中学的合庆助"猿”队向饲养员介绍用回收材料制作的丰容玩具 承亮摄
Team of He Qing Middle School introducing their enrichment toy made of recycled materials
通过游客投票和长臂猿饲养员的打分综合结果，“浪花朵朵”团队、上海市文来实验学校的文实人根与芽小组和上海市陆行中学北校的“猿满成功”队获得了最优奖。
Taking full account of the votes by the visitors and the scores rated by the zookeeper, three teams were selected as the top ones, Langhua Duoduo team, Wenshi Roots and Shoots group from Shanghai Wenlai Experimental School and Yuanman Chenggong team from Shanghai Luhang Middle School North School.
“浪花朵朵”团队及其丰容玩具 承亮摄
Langhua Duoduo Team and their enrichment toy
文实人根与芽小组及其丰容玩具 承亮摄
Wenshi Roots & Shoots Group and the ladder enrichment toy they made, photo by Chen Liang
陆行北校的“猿满成功”队及其丰容玩具 承亮摄
Team of Shanghai Luhang Middle School North School, photo by Chen Liang
在科普馆外热闹非凡的同时，科普馆内的活动也没有停歇。上午，广西师范大学马长勇博士做客上海动物园科普馆开展“长臂猿在呼唤”长臂猿主题讲座，为大家介绍长臂猿的种类、分布、种群数量、行为习性以及保护现状等。
The events were also happening inside the Educational Center. In the morning, Dr. Changyong Ma from Guangxi Normal University was invited to speak for the audience about the gibbons. He talked about the basics of the species, their habitat, the behaviors and the conservation work.
马长勇博士科普长臂猿知识 承亮摄
Dr. Ma were introducing the gibbons to the audience， photo by Chen Liang
下午科普馆内又开展起长臂猿丰容工作坊，上海动物园的夏欣老师、上海根与芽的员工和志愿者们现场为大家讲解丰容玩具的制作方法并邀请观众现场自己动手制作。所谓丰容就是在圈养的环境下丰富动物的日常生活，主要有食物丰容、环境丰容、感知丰容、认知丰容、社群丰容五类。现场制作的丰容玩具有两种可选，用于储藏食物的消防带编织网袋和供灵长类娱乐的“猴拳结”两种。各年龄段的朋友们一起加入到动手制作的环节中去，制作成功的玩具马上可以动物园使用起来。
In the afternoon, enrichment workshop was organized for the visitors to make enrichment toy by themselves. Mrs. Xia from Shanghai Zoo introduced what enrichment is and how to create a better living space for the animals at the zoo. The staff from Shanghai Roots & Shoots taught the participants to make an enrichment toy step by step. Two choices were available, a Fire Hose Square Knot Browser and a Monkey’s Fist Knot for the gibbon to play with. The completed enrichment toys made by the visitors were kept and will soon be used at Shanghai Zoo.
现场教学制作丰容玩具 承亮摄
Making the Fire Hose Square Knot Browsers, Photo by Chen Liang
制作猴拳结丰容玩具承亮摄
Making the Monkey’s Fist step by step, Photo by Chen Liang
最终经过历时一个月左右的时间，此次活动圆满结束。通过团队合作与创意挥发，各团队在2023年国际长臂猿日来临之际又为大家和长臂猿们带来了不少令人眼前一亮的玩具，赢得在场游客以及动物园专家赞叹不已。同时，这些伙伴们也在这整个过程中收获快乐、收获知识，收获与长臂猿的不解之缘。在南宁动物园的活动中，另有６个学校团队完成丰容玩具制作，１０月２２日南宁动物园举办了游园会、丰容工作坊等活动，并邀请到《秘境守望,东黑冠长臂寻踪》的作者兼摄影师黄嵩和老师做讲座，讲述了在野外拍摄长臂猿的经历。
The month-long series events were successfully completed. 15 teams presented their creative works. The visitors and experts of Shanghai Zoo gave great feedbacks. The participants enjoyed the process of learning and engaged in every part during the campaign events. At Nanning Zoo, another 6 school groups completed their enrichment toys and presented on October 22 to the public. On that day, Mr. Songhe Huang, the author of the book, Following the Traces of Cao Vit Gibbon in the Mystery Place, shared his stories of photographing the gibbons in the wild.
十分感谢上海动物园和南宁动物园对这次活动的大力支持！
Special thanks to Shanghai Zoo and Nanning Zoo for supporting the International Gibbon Day events!