Gibbon
| Gibbons[1][2] Temporal range: Miocene to Recent |
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| Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Superfamily: | Hominoidea |
| Family: | Hylobatidae Gray, 1870 |
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Gibbons belong to the group of lesser apes. They are known for their ability to swing from one tree to another with great agility and swiftness. White-hand gibbons live in Sumatra, Thailand, and Malaysia.
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Extraordinary abilities [change]
Gibbons are known to be the best tree travelers in the animal kingdom. They almost seem to be flying as they swing themselves hand over hand through the trees. Like great apes, gibbons can also walk upright on the ground. When they walk on the ground, gibbons hold their long arms in the air to keep them from dragging. [3]
Gibbons are "singers" too. Their powerful voices travel for kilometers through the forests of Southeast Asia. At times, a male, a female, and their young get together and "sing" in a chorus. These sounds help groups of gibbons stay in contact. They also tell unwelcome visitors to stay away.
Much work to do! [change]
Gibbons stay busy for most of the day. They swing through the trees, looking for leaves, flowers, fruit, and insects to eat. When night falls, small groups settle down in familiar trees for a good night's rest.
Male and Female [change]
Unlike most other primates, male and female gibbons are not very different in size and shape, although they may differ in color. The males are usually black, while the females tend to be ash blond. Female gibbons have one offspring per gestation period and live about 25 years. [4]
Taxonomy [change]
- Family Hylobatidae: gibbons[1]
- Genus Hylobates
- Lar Gibbon or White-handed Gibbon, Hylobates lar
- Malaysian Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar lar
- Carpenter's Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar carpenteri
- Central Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar entelloides
- Sumatran Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar vestitus
- Yunnan Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar yunnanensis
- Agile Gibbon or Black-handed Gibbon, Hylobates agilis
- Mountain Agile Gibbon, Hylobates agilis agilis
- Bornean White-bearded Gibbon, Hylobates agilis albibarbis
- Lowland Agile Gibbon, Hylobates agilis unko
- Müller's Bornean Gibbon, Hylobates muelleri
- Müller's Gray Gibbon, Hylobates muelleri muelleri
- Abbott's Gray Gibbon, Hylobates muelleri abbotti
- Northern Gray Gibbon, Hylobates muelleri funereus
- Silvery Gibbon, Hylobates moloch
- Western Silvery Gibbon or Western Javan Gibbon, Hylobates moloch moloch
- Eastern Silvery Gibbon or Central Javan Gibbon, Hylobates moloch pongoalsoni
- Pileated Gibbon or Capped Gibbon, Hylobates pileatus
- Kloss's Gibbon or Mentawai Gibbon or Bilou, Hylobates klossii
- Lar Gibbon or White-handed Gibbon, Hylobates lar
- Genus Hoolock
- Western Hoolock Gibbon, Hoolock hoolock
- Eastern Hoolock Gibbon, Hoolock leuconedys
- Genus Symphalangus
- Siamang, Symphalangus syndactylus
- Genus Nomascus
- Concolor or Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor
- Nomascus concolor concolor
- Nomascus concolor lu
- Nomascus concolor jingdongensis
- Nomascus concolor furvogaster
- Eastern Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus nasutus
- Cao Vit Gibbon, Nomascus nasutus nasutus
- Hainan Gibbon, Nomascus nasutus hainanus
- White-cheeked Crested Gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys
- Northern White-cheeked Crested Gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys leucogenys
- Southern White-cheeked Crested Gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys siki
- Yellow-cheeked Gibbon, Nomascus gabriellae
- Concolor or Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor
- Genus Hylobates
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 178-181. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ↑ Mootnick, A.; Groves, C. P. (2005). "A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)". International Journal of Primatology (26): 971-976.
- ↑ Blue Planet Level 5, written by Dinorah Pous p.67
- ↑ Blue Planet Level 5, written by Dinorah Pous p.68
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