Gibbon

The let us gibbons (the Hylobates ) are Primates of the family of the Hylobatidés. One finds them in the tropical forests of Asia. Very territorial, let us gibbons them defend their borders using gestures and of cries. The howls, which can be heard by far, are emitted by a couple male-female, the young people uniting sometimes with their parents. These cries return them easily localisables by the poachers who drive out them for their trade or traditional medicine. The majority of the species are in danger and the most important cause of this situation is the disappearance of their habitat. The female puts at the small only one world at the end of 7 months. The gibbon can live more than 43 years in captivity and 40 years in nature.

Among let us gibbons, one finds the Siamang, the Gibbon with white hands or gibbon lar, and the gibbon houlock. The siamang, which is largest of the 13 S, is characterized by two fingers amalgamated on each hand, which gives him its name of kind and species: Symphalangus and syndactylus .

Various species of Gibbons

  • Hylobates agilis F. Vat, 1821 - nimble Gibbon

  • Hylobates concolor (Harlan, 1826) - black Gibbon
  • Hylobates gabriellae Thomas, 1909 -
  • Hylobates hoolock (Harlan, 1834) - Houlock
  • Hylobates klossii (Miller, 1903) - Gibbon de Kloss
  • Hylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771) - Gibbon with white hands or Lar
  • Hylobates leucogenys Ogilby, 1840 - gibbon with pale cheeks
  • Hylobates moloch (Audebert, 1798) - ashy Gibbon
  • Hylobates muelleri Martin, 1841 - Gibbon de Müller
  • Hylobates pileatus (Gray, 1861) - Gibbon lar with bonnet
  • Hylobates syndactylus (Raids, 1821) - Siamang

Geographical distribution of Gibbons

All the species are localized in the Forêt S of Indo-China and the Îles of the Probe

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