1. Primates: Gibbons - National Zoo| FONZ The six species of gibbons are classified, referring to their size, as lesser apes. Brought to you by the National Zoo FONZ. Great Apes other primates Primate Facts gibbon Facts. gibbon species at the Zoo many of the general characteristics of primates flat faces, stereoscopic vision, enlarged brain......Physical http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Gibbons/default.cfm

Home Primate Facts Gibbon Facts Gibbon species at the Zoo: White-cheeked gibbons Siamangs The Unique Characteristics of Primates Gibbon Facts ... Pygmy Marmoset Facts Related Resources Tropical Ecosystems ADOPT a Gorilla, Orangutan, Gibbon, Lemur, or Golden Lion Tamarin! Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Taxonomy Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorhini Infraorder: Catarrhini Family: Hylobatidae Physical Description The six species of gibbons are classified, referring to their size, as lesser apes. They exhibit many of the general characteristics of primates: flat faces, stereoscopic vision, enlarged brain size, grasping hands and feet, and opposable digits; and many specific characteristics of apes: broad chest, full shoulder rotation, no tail, and arms longer than legs. Gibbons do not build nests like the great apes. They sleep sitting up with their arms wrapped around their knees and their head tucked into their lap. They have ischial callosities (fleshy, nerveless pads attached to the hipbones, a characteristic otherwise found only in Old World monkeys).

2. Asian Rainforest: White-Handed Gibbon WhiteHanded gibbon. ORDER primates. FAMILY Hylobatidae. GENUS Hylobates. SPECIES lar entelloides. Brachiation ( 355K) Moving along ( 624K) I. DESCRIPTION humans only 3% of mammals and 14% http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azgibbon.html

White-Handed Gibbon ORDER: Primates FAMILY: Hylobatidae GENUS: Hylobates SPECIES: lar entelloides Brachiation Moving along I. DESCRIPTION: Body length is 44-63 cm (just under three feet). Average weight is 5.5 kg (14 pounds). Males and females are similar. Color is variable. In Thailand there are two colors, not related to sex- very dark brown (black) or light buff. They all have a pronounced and complete white face ring, white hands and feet. Male song is simple with quaver-hoots, female song is longer, rising to climax, about 18 seconds long. (Populations from N. Sumatra: brown/red/buff, song 17 seconds long.) Fur is extremely dense, providing protection from rain. One square centimeter of skin has over 2,000 individual hairs (13,125 per sq. in.) compared to 900 hairs per sq. cm. for Old World monkeys. Arms are very long , fingers are long and hook-like, and thumbs are thin and somewhat reduced. No tail. Ischial callosities are present. II. GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE AND HABITAT:

3. TimesThe Shoddy Sentiment That Puts Courtney The Gibbon Above Human Health Mick Hume. Whatever the outcome of the new hearing for Cambridge University's plans to build a worldclass, £24 million research centre, it is a disgrace that the Government feels the need to hold a public inquiry into whether we should privilege people or primates. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1054-491712,00.html

4. Primates: Gibbons - National Zoo| FONZ ADOPT a Gorilla, Orangutan, gibbon, Lemur, or Golden Lion Tamarin! gibbonsare arboreal and spend most of their time in the canopy. http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Gibbons/WhiteCheeked/

Home Primate Facts Gibbon Facts White-Cheeked Gibbons Gibbon species at the Zoo: White-cheeked gibbons Siamangs The Unique Characteristics of Primates Gibbon Facts ... Pygmy Marmoset Facts Related Resources Asia Trail Tropical Ecosystems ADOPT a Gorilla, Orangutan, Gibbon, Lemur, or Golden Lion Tamarin! Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Taxonomy Genus/species: Hylobates leucogenys Until 1989, white-cheeked gibbons were considered a subspecies of the crested gibbon (Hylobates concolor) . The two species are distinguished from each other by geography. The white-cheeked occur to the southwest of the Song Ma and Song Bo rivers in Vietnam, while the crested gibbons are found northeast. Distribution and Habitat White-cheeked gibbons are found in Laos, Vietnam, and southern China in evergreen tropical rainforests and monsoon forests. Gibbons have a home range of about 75 to 100 acres (0.3 to 0.4 km

5. Primates.com : Lesser Apes : Gibbons : White-handed Gibbon photograph of lars gibbon Primate Info. BLTC Research. gibbon Hotlinks. Animal Rights FAQ. gibbon Information. ParadiseEngineering. E-mail. info@primates.com http://www.primates.com/gibbons

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7. Primates primates! What are primates? primates include apes and monkeys see some pictures of and learn more about primates! gibbon. gibbons are small anthropoid apes found in the http://home.earthlink.net/~lissa819/VirtualZoo/primates.htm

Primates! What are primates? Primates include apes and monkeys. Humans , believe it or not, are also considered primates. Follow the links below to see some pictures of and learn more about primates! Gibbon Gibbons are small anthropoid apes found in the forests of India, Indochina, and the Malay Archipelago. Gibbons are slender animals with small, round heads; soft, woolly fur; and very long arms. They are the only anthropoid apes to walk on the hind limbs only. Gibbons are monogamous; the young, born singly, remain with the family group until they are five or six years old. The animals are omnivores. About nine species of gibbons exist, including the silvery gibbon (pictured), the white-handed gibbon, and the siamang which is the largest gibbon. Gibbon populations have been severely reduced due to hunting and deforestation. Howler Monkey Certain monkeys found in Central and South America, known for their characteristic roar. The howler is the largest and heaviest of American monkeys. The black face is bearded with long black hair. Howlers are covered with thick fur except for the underside of the last third of the prehensile tail. They live in trees in groups and feed mainly on leaves and fruit. The best-known species is the red howler

8. All About Gibbons - EnchantedLearning.com Gibbons are small, acrobatic primates, advanced apes from southeast Asiawhich are in danger of going extinct. Zoobooks magazine for kids! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/gibbon/

Join Enchanted Learning Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card $20.00/year (transaction via PayPal Other Amount (transaction via PayPal As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. All About Apes All About Gibbons Gibbon Quiz to Print-out Gibbons are rare, small, slender, long-armed, tree-dwelling apes. These very acrobatic primates live in southeast Asia. Gibbons are arboreal ; they spend most of their lives in trees. Because they are so dextrous while moving in the trees, almost no predators can catch them. There are nine species of gibbons, including the siamang , which is the largest and darkest gibbon. Because of the rapid deforestation of their habitats, gibbons are an endangered species. ANATOMY Gibbons are very small and lightweight. They have a small, round head, very long arms (the arms are longer than the legs), and a short, slender body. Gibbons have lightweight bones. Like all apes, they have no tail. Hair Gibbons are covered with light-colored to very dark brown ( or black) dense hair on most of their body (except their face, fingers, palms, armpits, and bottoms of their feet). Some species of gibbons have a white face ring, a band of white face completely surrounding their face.

9. Primates.com : Lars Gibbon photograph of lars gibbon Lars gibbon. next. HOME. HedWeb. HerbWeb. BLTC Research ParadiseEngineering. E-mail. info@primates.com. http://www.primates.com/monkeys/lars.htm

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10. Untitled Document To get a baby, often both parents must be killed. Gibbons and siamang, likeother primates, make poor pets and rarely survive to adulthood as pets. http://www.szgdocent.org/pp/p-gibbon.htm

Lesser Apes: Gibbons and Siamang Hylobatidae Best brachiators: Gibbons and Siamang live in the canopy and rarely descend to the ground. Because they never had to battle with large predators or compete with other apes on the ground, they remained small and agile. Their arms are the most exaggerated, and relatively the longest of all primates. These end in long, slender hands that make superb hooks for swinging on branches; the thumb is attached to the wrist instead of the palm. The siamang's arms, compared to the length of its legs, are even longer than those of the gibbons. Are they apes or monkeys? The lesser apes form the family Hylobatidae which is part of the superfamily of apes (Hominoidea). The term ‘lesser apes’ implies that while gibbons are apes, they did not pursue the same evolutionary line that eventually gave rise to Man, the ‘highest’ primate of them all. Lesser apes are like the Great Apes and unlike monkeys and prosimians in the lack of a tail and basic arrangement of teeth.

11. Collectible Primates gibbon Conservation Center. ( formerly International Center for gibbon Studies) A nonprofit center for the study, preservation, and propagation of highly endangered species. Collectible primates http://www.gibboncenter.org/collectible_primates.htm

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12. Untitled Document The tailless gibbon can brachiate much further than a spider monkey leap investmentappears worthwhile as this special adaptation has developed many primates. http://www.szgdocent.org/pp/p-gen.htm

PRIMATES IN GENERAL What makes an animal a primate? Primates are built much like other tree-dwelling mammals such as squirrels, shrews and possums. They have long flexible backbones, five-fingered gripping hands and feet and forward pointing eyes on a short, flexible neck. Their forearms are linked to the chest by a collar bone (clavicle) which allows them to hang without straining their shoulder muscles. Like many other tree dwelling mammals, most primates have long tails to help them balance, and some also have prehensile tails (see below). Primates, however, are much better than other tree-dwellers at manipulating objections. Primates have hands that grasp and not paws, often with an opposable thumb (pollex) or big toe (hallux): these can press against the other digits. Primate have a well-developed sense of touch with many sense organs on the tips of fingers and toes. Except for marmosets and tamarins, all primates have flat fingernails and toenails instead of claws.

13. Thumbnails Page, Primates Hylobatidae Hylobates primates Hylobatidae Hylobates (Click on thumbnail to view larger image).gibbon Hylobates agilis, photo from West Berlin Zoo (Gerhard Budich). http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/primates/images/imag

Primates Hylobatidae Hylobates (Click on thumbnail to view larger image) Gibbon Hylobates agilis, photo from West Berlin Zoo (Gerhard Budich). Gibbon ( Hylobates sp.), photo by Bernhard Grzimek. Siamang gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus), photo by Bernhard Grzimek. Crested gibbon (Hylobates concolor), photo by B. E. Joseph. Siamang gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus), photo by Ernest P. Walker. Siamang gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus): Head showing throat sac inflated while calling, photo by Marcel Langer. Siamang gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus), hands, photos by Ernest P. Walker. Siamang gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus), foot, photo by Ernest P. Walker. Siamang gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus): A. Photo by Ernest P. Walker; B. Head showing throat sac inflated while calling, photo by Marcel Langer. Hands and foot photos by Ernest P. Walker. (Click on thumbnail to view larger image) Return to Genus

14. White-cheeked Gibbon Check out more of our primates! Black and White Colobus. Back to the Primate House.Britannica.com. http://www.lpzoo.com/tour/factsheets/mammals/gibbon.html

Hylobates concolor leucogeny s MAMMAL Order Primate Description Head and body length: 18-25 inches. Weight: 12.5 pounds. Extremely long arms, long legs. Coat color varies with gender in this species; male is black with lighter cheeks while female is buff, sometimes with black patches. Range Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, southeastern China and eastern Cambodia. Status All gibbons are classified as endangered, and this species is more endangered than other gibbon species. Habitat conversion and logging, as well as military activities, have had a negative impact on habitats that support gibbons. Habitat High canopy of tropical rain forests. Hylobates Niche Prefers small, scattered sources of ripened, pulpy fruit (which brings them into competition more with birds and squirrels than with other primates), but also eats buds, young leaves and some invertebrates. Family members feed together at large food sources, but otherwise forage alone, coming together occasionally to groom, rest or (at night) sleep. Daily calling maintains pair bonds and excludes neighboring family groups from the family territory. Also, confrontations at territorial boundaries occur about once every 5 days; these include calling, acrobatic displays and, when necessary, males chasing intruders. Average home range for gibbons is about 8.5 acres, but varies greatly.

15. The Primates Vietnam s Other Endangered primates. Silvered Langur. Francois Langur. Blackgibbon. Goldencheeked gibbon. Stumptail Macaque. Pigtail Macaque. Rhesus Macaque. http://www.primatecenter.org/ep_primates.htm

16. Primates limbs. A gibbon shouts for us to Go away! . state. The more advanced primates,or anthropoids, are conveniently classified in five families. http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/primates.htm

Howler Monkeys put up a roar for passersby. Primates Mammals of the First Order (About 180 species.) These pages owe much to the book "Encyclopedia of Mammals" It is published by Academic Press. It is a beautiful and concise overview of all the mammal orders, and worthy of the finest coffee tables. CLASSIFYING THE MAMMALS: Taxonomy is the scientific method of classifying the animals with specific names. Learn more about taxonomy and the grouping of the mammals on the Taxonomy Page and Mammal Chart A young Chimp wants to make friends. THE ORDER PRIMATES: Some 195 species of lemurs and their kin, monkeys, apes, and man, together constitute the primates. They are essentially tropical in distribution, found in the Americas, Africa, and southern Asia, although man has extended the distribution to the coldest of polar expeditions - indeed even to extraterrestrial orbs. Primates evolved from ancient insectivores and for the most part retained their arboreal habits. There has been considerable development of the brain, and a rounded braincase to go with it. The sense of sight is acute, the eyes being large and facing forward to provide depth of vision, called 3-D or stereoscopic vision, while the senses of hearing and smell are reduced. A relatively flattened face has resulted. Grasping hands and feet with flat nails rather than claws occur in most primates, as do daytime activity and an omnivorous diet. Many primates are capable of breeding the year around and usually bear only one young per year.

17. Thomas Geissmann's Gibbon Research Lab.: Links To Gibbon Or Primate-related Webs Farm Wildlife Refuge, PO Box 24, A. Mae Sot, Tak 63110 Thailand A private, familysupported sanctuary for captive gibbons and other primates of Thailand. http://www.tiho-hannover.de/gibbons/main/links.html

Gibbon Research Lab. Links to Gibbon- or Primate-Related Sites Topics Gibbon-Related Sites Primate Conservation and Protection Primate Information Primatological Societies Last updated: 7 April 2004 Press a button to jump to the desired page: Links to Gibbon-Related Sites Ecovolunteer's page on the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project in Phuket, Thailand Offers an introductory text, a photo gallery, a news page and a extensive downloadable information brochure on the project. If you would like to join the Project as a volunteer, you can also download a printable reservation form. www.ecovolunteer.org/travel/thailand_gibbons.html Ecovolunteer's page on the Wildlife Sanctuary, Kao Look Chang, Thailand Offers an introductory text, a photo gallery, a news page and a extensive downloadable information brochure on the project. If you would like to join the Project as a volunteer, you can also download a printable reservation form. www.ecovolunteer.org/travel/thailand_gibbons.html Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC) The EPRC is based at Cuc Phuong National Park (Nho Quan District, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam

18. Thomas Geissmann's Gibbon Research Lab.: Full Texts Of Gibbon-related Publicatio Geissmann, T. (compiler), 2003 Symposium on gibbon diversity and conservationConcluding resolution. Asian primates 8(34) 28-29. http://www.tiho-hannover.de/gibbons/main/fullpapers.html

Gibbon Research Lab. Gibbon-Related Texts: Full Papers On this page we present a list of supplementary texts on gibbons. These are complete papers from the Gibbon Research Lab. which have been published (or are in press) elsewhere. Press a button to jump to a particular text or - if available - to download the whole paper in PDF-format. Read Paper On-line Down- load PDF-File Title of Paper (0.2 MB) Geissmann, T. (2004): Rettet die bedrohtesten Menschenaffen. (0.2 MB) Asian primate classification. International Journal of Primatology Rarest ape species rediscovered in Vietnam. Asian Primates 8(3-4): 8-9. Geissmann, T. (compiler), 2003: Symposium on gibbon diversity and conservation: Concluding resolution. Asian Primates 8(3-4): 28-29. Status review of gibbons in Vietnam. Asian Primates 8(3-4): 10-12. (0.7 MB) Geissmann, T., 2003: Circumfacial marking in siamang and evolution of the face ring in the Hylobatidae. International Journal of Primatology 24: 143-158. (0.1 MB)

19. Silvery Gibbon - Hylobates Moloch most gibbon species, are monogamous. They live in small family groups of mated pairsand several subadult offspring. Of all the apes, only singing primates http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/silvery_gibbon.htm

Silvery Gibbon Common Names: Javan or Moloch Gibbon, Owa, Wauwau Genus: Hylobates Species: moloch High in the treetops of the scattered remains of the island of Java's rainforests, a silvery gibbon female sings a morning song before she and her family move off to spend the day foraging for fruit. Her hauntingly plaintive song can be heard over a distance of almost one mile (1500 m). Her "great call" starts with a soft, short note, then a series of eight short notes, followed by two longer notes which change to two soaring notes. The song comes to an end with two shorter notes, a series of eight short notes and a soft, single note of an almost constant pitch. The great call has a specific sequence, with short notes at the beginning and end, and longer notes in the middle. She may only sing the great call, or break off the call in different places, or stretch out parts of the sequence. Runs of pure notes are contained in all songs and many calls. A song bout will

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