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Bookmark or Share- Gibbon - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting FactsThere are 18 different species of gibbons, and each species is different from the next. However, they do share a number of characteristics. All species have long arms, which they use to swing from branch to branch. Like all apes, gibbons do not have the prehensile tails that monkeys have.
- Gibbon Basics - Gibbon Conservation CenterGibbons are native to the dwindling rain forests of Southeast, South and East Asia. You’ll find gibbons in Thailand, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia (including Sumatra, Java and Borneo). How do gibbons travel?
- Gibbons: Facts, habitat, diet, and conservation - IFAWGibbons are acrobatic tree-dwelling primates characterized by their long limbs that allow them to swing through the trees. Their lack of tails and long, dense hair that ranges in color from cream to black also distinguish gibbons from other primates.
- Gibbon - A-Z AnimalsAlso known as lesser apes as distinct from great apes, gibbons are quick and agile, brachiating through the treetops at speeds up to 35 miles per hour (56 kph). There are 18 distinct species of this arboreal, or tree-dwelling, mammal, including white-handed, slamang, and lar gibbons.
- Get To Know Our Gibbons - Smithsonian's National ZooGet To Know Our Gibbons They’re goofy, sweet and superstars at training — meet Ronnie and Bradley, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s siamangs! These apes may be small in stature, but their endearing personalities (and booming calls) make their presence felt far beyond Gibbon Ridge.
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