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Class:
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Mammalia
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Order:
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Primate
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Family:
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Hylobatidae
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Genus:
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Hylobates
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Species:
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lar
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Life span:
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In the wild, 25 years
Up to 44 years under human care |
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Gestation:
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7 months
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Number of young at birth:
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1
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Age of maturity:
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8 years
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Size:
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18 – 25 in. long
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Weight:
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10 – 13 lb
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Size at birth:
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A little less than 1 lb
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| Habitat: | Rainforests, tall trees |
| Range: | South East Asia |
| Diet: | Fruits, leaves, insects and flowers. Occasionally birds and eggs |
Fun Facts:
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Expert at traveling in the trees
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Arms are longer than its legs, which allows the gibbon to cover a great distance, nearly 10 feet, with each pendulum swing of its body.
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Males can be either black or blonde
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Skin is black and the fur around its face, hands and feet are white. They are uniformly colored, but colors may vary from cream to red, brown or almost black.
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Originally from tropical and subtropical forests of the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia
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Only primates that habitually walk upright on their hind legs. They walk with arms held high for balance.
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Live in small groups of a pair with up to four offspring
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Gibbons are considered apes and not monkeys. Apes do not have tails.
