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Gibbons: Hylobatidae - Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction, Gibbons And People, Conservation Status, Pileated Gibbon (hylobates Pileatus): Species Accounts - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET

PILEATED GIBBON (Hylobates pileatus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
LAR GIBBON (Hylobates lar): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
SIAMANG (Symphalangus syndactylus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS

GEOGRAPHIC RANGE

Gibbons are found in Southeast Asia, including China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

HABITAT

Gibbons prefer the upper forest canopy, where fruits are abundant and spreading branches allow for continuous travel. They also thrive in surviving areas of forests that have been logged.

DIET

Ripe fruits are gibbons' main diet. Figs are their favorite. They also feed on leaves, flowers, buds, shoots, bird eggs, young birds, and insects.

Gibbons: Hylobatidae - Physical Characteristics

Gibbons: Hylobatidae - Behavior And Reproduction

Gibbons: Hylobatidae - Gibbons And People

Gibbons: Hylobatidae - Conservation Status

Gibbons: Hylobatidae - Pileated Gibbon (hylobates Pileatus): Species Accounts

Gibbons: Hylobatidae - Lar Gibbon (hylobates Lar): Species Accounts

Gibbons: Hylobatidae - Siamang (symphalangus Syndactylus): Species Accounts

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