Facts about Gibbons

Interesting Facts about Gibbons

Facts about Gibbons
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• Fact 1 - Definition: Gibbons are small, slender Apes which have long arms and no tail in the family Hylobatidae. An arboreal ape which travels through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch. The gibbon is native to south Asia and the East Indies including the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java
• Fact 2 - Apes consist of Gorillas, Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Orangutans and gibbons
• Fact 3 - There are 16 species of gibbons which include:
  • The siamang gibbon (they have white cheeks)
  • The white-handed or lar gibbon
  • The hoolock gibbon
  • The pileated gibbon
• Fact 4 - Gibbons are referred to as Arboreal referring to their movement in trees which include moving on narrow branches, moving up and down inclines, balancing, crossing gaps and dealing with obstructions. Swinging from one branch to another is called brachiating
• Fact 5 - Gibbons are referred to as lesser apes due to their smaller size
• Fact 6 - Their unique wrist is composed of a ball and socket joint, allowing for biaxial movement (can move in two directions)
• Fact 7 - Gibbons are highly sociable animals and strongly territorial
• Fact 8 - Siamang gibbon stats and facts. Males tend to be larger and heavier
  • Weight: 10- 14 kg
  • Length: 74- 100 cm
  • Habitat: Rainforests
  • Lifespan: 35- 40 years
  • Speed: Up to 56 km/h (35 mph)
  • Number of Offspring: 1
  • Diet: Gibbons are omnivores (eating plants and meat)
• Fact 9 - A gibbon can make leaps of up to 8 m (26 ft)
• Fact 10 - Gibbons are the fastest of all tree-dwelling, non-flying mammals
• Fact 11 - Unlike other apes the gibbon does not sleep in a nest, they sleep between the branches of trees
• Fact 12 - Like other apes, gibbons groom one another
• Fact 13 - The collective name for a group is a Troop
• Fact 14 - A gibbon cannot swim
• Fact 15 - Gibbons are covered with dense hair of a light-colored to very dark brown or black color
• Fact 16 - Some species of gibbon have a white face ring
• Fact 17 - Conservation Status - for more info click Endangered Species:
  • Most species of gibbon are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as 'Endangered' or 'Critically Endangered
    • Endangered Species - EN (Status: Threatened) -  In the immediate probability of becoming extinct and require protection to exist.
    • Critically Endangered - CR (Status: Threatened) - Face an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future.

Facts about the Gibbons - Scientific Names / Classification
Scientific Names / Classification of Gibbons - The scientists who study animals (zoology) are called zoologists. Each animal that is studied is classified, that is, split into descriptive groups starting with main groups (vertebrates and invertebrates) the Families of animals are also included and the families are then split into species. These various scientific facts about Gibbons are as follows:

• Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
  Class: Mammalia
  Order: Primates
  Superfamily: Hominoidea
  Family: Hylobatidae

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