They brachiate their way through the rain forest of Southeast Asia and every morning they sing their melodic duets: the Gibbons. The only question is as to how long they will be able to do so. The small apes with long arms suffer from illegal hunting and the destruction of their habitat. Researchers fear that most of the 19 species could become extinct within the next 20 years. The Section on Small Apes of the International Union for Conservation of Nature has therefore declared 2015 the “Year of the Gibbon“. The campaign is to bring about public awareness of the endangered apes and to promote the financing for new conservation projects.

Three heads of research laboratories and units at the DPZ explain in the magazine „BioFokus Spezial“ why animal experiments are necessary for biomedical research and what their outcome for the benefit of humanity is.

The new issue includes reports about the opening ceremony for the new buildings, the "Future Day" for pupils and the latest research highlights. Subscriptions of the magazine are for free.

The Malagasy lemur species weighs only 300 grams, but in relation to their body size, the testes of males are larger than those of any other primate species.

A new interactive website tour guides visitors through the husbandry and breeding areas of the DPZ