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

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

Physical characteristics: Pileated gibbons have dense, woolly fur. Males are black, with a black face framed in white. Hands and feet are white. Females are silvery beige or ash blond, with a black face and chest. The top of females' head is also black. The body is slender and the small head is rounded. Very long arms have hooklike fingers for brachiation. Thick skin pads line the rears for…

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

Physical characteristics: Lar gibbons have thick, shaggy fur that is dark brown, beige, or a combination of both. The hands and feet are white. The black naked face is surrounded by a ring of white hair. Extremely long arms end in slender fingers that hook over branches when brachiating. The buttocks have thickened pads, adapted for prolonged sitting while asleep. Males weigh 11 to 16.8 pounds (5 …

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

Physical characteristics: Siamangs are the largest gibbons, weighing about 18 to 29 pounds (8 to 13 kilograms), with a head and body length of 29.5 to 35.5 inches (75 to 90 centimeters). Their black fur is long and shaggy, making them look larger. The face is reddish brown. Both sexes have a pinkish throat sac that can be inflated to magnify the siamangs' booming and barking calls. Thick sk…