Lar Gibbon
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| Lar gibbon[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Hylobatidae |
| Genus: | Hylobates |
| Species: | H. lar |
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| Hylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771) |
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The lar gibbon can still be also known as the white-handed gibbon. It is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. It is one of the better-known gibbons. It is often seen in zoos.
The fur coloring of the lar gibbon is not fixed. It can range from black and dark-brown to light brown sandy colors.
Lar gibbons are diurnal (they are active during the day). They are arboreal, living in rainforests. Family groups live in a firm territory. They protect it from other gibbons by their calls.
In the wild, lar gibbons live about 25 years.
References [change]
- ↑ 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. 179-180. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100761.
- ↑ Brockelman, W. & Geissmann, T. (2008). Hylobates lar. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 4 January 2009.
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- Lar Gibbon photos
- Lar Gibbon songs
- Gibbon Conservation Center
- Lar Gibbon at Animal Diversity Web
- Thomas Geissmann's Gibbon Research Lab and Gibbon Network
- White-handed gibbon from ARKive
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