Stats

Lifespan: 25-44 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Pair
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Speed
Status: Endangered

About

The lar gibbon travels almost entirely by brachiation, swinging hand-over-hand through the rainforest canopy at speeds up to 55 km/h on arms nearly twice the length of its torso. Bonded pairs defend their territory each dawn with haunting duets — male and female trading alternating phrases that echo over a kilometre of dense forest.

Life cycle

1.
newborn
A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
Species: Hylobates lar