- Gibbon - Wikipedia
The family historically contained one genus, but now is split into four extant genera and 20 species Gibbons live in subtropical and tropical forests from eastern Bangladesh and Northeast India to Southeast Asia and Indonesia (including the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java)
- Gibbons: Facts, habitat, diet, and conservation | IFAW
Gibbons typically start each day by singing at sunrise, and they’re known to sing alone and in duets with the others in their family These lesser apes are most commonly found in the subtropical and tropical rainforests throughout southern Asia
- Gibbon | Types, Diet, Facts | Britannica
Gibbons, like the great apes (gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, and bonobos), have a humanlike build and no tail, but gibbons seem to lack higher cognitive abilities and self-awareness They also differ from great apes in having longer arms, dense hair, and a throat sac used for amplifying sound
- Gibbon Animal Facts - Hylobatidae - A-Z Animals
Also known as lesser apes as distinct from great apes, gibbons are quick and agile, brachiating through the treetops at speeds up to 35 miles per hour (56 kph) There are 18 distinct species of this arboreal, or tree-dwelling, mammal, including white-handed, slamang, and lar gibbons
- Gibbon - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
There are 18 different species of gibbons, and each species is different from the next However, they do share a number of characteristics All species have long arms, which they use to swing from branch to branch Like all apes, gibbons do not have the prehensile tails that monkeys have
- Gibbons | National Geographic
Gibbons are the animals we think of when we picture primates swinging gracefully through the rain forest These acrobatic mammals, endemic to the dense forests of southern Asia, are perfectly
- Gibbon Basics - Gibbon Conservation Center
Gibbons are native to the dwindling rain forests of Southeast, South and East Asia You’ll find gibbons in Thailand, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia (including Sumatra, Java and Borneo)
- Gibbons - WCS. org
Graceful residents of the canopies in many tropical Asian rainforests, gibbons are also wondrous singers whose morning calls fill the forests with sound Gibbons are under immense threat, both from habitat loss and from hunting for traditional medicines and the pet trade
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