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Gibbons move essentially by “brachiation”: they swing from one branch to another using only their arms.

Habitat

Tropical forests in South-East Asia

Feed

Fruits, leaves, insects

Classification

Class

Mammals

Scientific Name

Hylobates lar

Legal Status

UICN : EN - endangered (2015)
CITES : Appendix I (1975) / A (2022)
European Union : Annex A (1997)
EAZA : EEP (1999) - Burford

Lar gibbon

Some Figures

Size

50 cm

Weight

7 kg

Life Expectancy

44 years

Gestation

7 months
1 babies

Speed

65 kph

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