White-handed gibbon  (Hylobates lar)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (07/11/2005) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

  • Arboreal: living in trees.
  • Brachiation: in some primates, a method of locomotion in which the animal swings hand over hand from branch to branch.
  • Frugivorous: fruit eating.
  • Serial monogamy: a form of monogamy in which individuals have only one mating partner at any one time, but may have more than one mating partner in their life time.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. comm.
  3. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. CITES (October, 2005)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Ecology Asia (October, 2005)
    http://www.ecologyasia.com/index.htm
  6. Canadian Museum of Nature – Nature.Ca (October, 2005)
    http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/gibbon.htm
  7. Utah’s Hogle Zoo (October, 2005)
    http://hoglezoo.org/index.php
  8. Animal Diversity Web (October, 2005)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
  9. The Primata (October, 2005)
    http://www.theprimata.com/factsheets.html
  10. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal – The Definitive Visual Guide to the World’s Wildlife.Dorling Kindersley Limited, London.
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