Description
| RUMTHAI |
| Sex : Female |
| Born : 2001 |
| Status: Rehabilitating – healing from Kyphoscoliosis syndrome |
| Born in the wild in 2001, she was one of the most distressing cases we have ever seen before we rescued her. She had been kept inside a tiny birdcage with virtually no room to move, her spine and arms were deformed and she was extremely small and weak.She suffers from a degenerative condition called Kyphoscoliosis syndrome, caused by a blunt trauma to her spine when she, still clinging to her dead mother, fell down from the treetops as a tiny infant. Shooting the mother gibbon is the only way poachers can get hold of a baby gibbon for the pet trade. Her physical health has always been fragile and over the years she has struggled with skin and fur problems. However, Rumthai showed us what a survivor she is. She gained some strength and started brachiating a little. Despite her small stature she most definitely has the biggest voice of all the gibbons currently residing in the Wildlife Rest Centre. It is heart-warming to see such a fragile looking gibbon who suffered for so long showing the world that she will not be held back. She continues to eat with her feet which are something we believe will now never change. On a positive note, her fur and skin have been in a good condition for a while now meaning at present she is also medication free.
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