Lar gibbon
Did you know?
Lar gibbons – also known as white-handed gibbons – are some of the most athletic primates on the planet. They can swing up to 26 feet between branches!
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Meet our gibbons
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Eating
(Fruit & veg.)
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Some of their favorite foods include red pepper, spinach, grapes and bananas.
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In the wild, lar gibbons mainly eat fruits, especially figs which can make up half their diet, leaves, buds, flowers and insects.
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Singing
Jungle songs.
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Lar gibbons love to sing - ours do it several times a day, for up to 30 minutes.
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In the wild, their distinctive song, enhanced by a sound-amplifying throat sac, can be heard over half-a-mile away.
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Forever young
(and playful.)
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Gibbons have one of the longest juvenile periods among nonhuman primates, maturing at 8-12 years.
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They love to play and are very athletic, doing back flips through the air while swinging or somersaults on the ground.
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Protecting lar gibbons
Lar gibbons are endangered in the wild. They are hunted for food and the illegal pet trade. Another threat is deforestation: Much of Southeast Asia’s rainforest is being destroyed to make room for palm oil plantations. You can help save the species by checking the products you use for sustainable palm oil and encouraging companies to make the switch.
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