Gibbons move essentially by “brachiation” : they swing from one branch to another using only their arms.
Description
- Habitat : tropical forests in South-East Asia
- Food : fruits, leaves, insects
- Weight : 7 kg
- Height : 50 cm
- Speed : 65 kph
- Lifespan : 44 years
- Gestation : 7 months
- Young per birth : 1
- Animal's legal status :
- UICN : EN - endangered (2008)
- CITES : Appendix I (1975)
- European Union : Annex A (1997)
- EAZA : EEP (1999) - Burford
