Gibbons are a fascinating group of primates that stand out for their remarkable vocalizations and agile movements. Often referred to as the “lesser apes,” gibbons are part of the Hylobatidae family ...

A large-scale survey in 2003 revealed the presence of just 13 primates living in two family groups. By 2005, the Hainan gibbon monitoring team had been established, kickstarting years of ...

The IUCN classifies five gibbon species as critically endangered and 14 as endangered, making them one of the most threatened primate groups. All gibbon species are listed under Appendix I of the ...

A virtuoso of arboreal acrobatics, the gibbon is a small, flat-faced ape which inhabits southeastern Asia. It is a “key animal” in primate evolution because it is more at ease on two legs than ...

What is the northern white-cheeked gibbon? Though they might look a bit like monkeys, northern white-cheeked gibbons are officially classified as apes. One easy way to tell the difference is that ...

Siamang gibbon is an endangered arboreal primate native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

The baby primate is the first of its kind to be born at the park since 2017 An extremely rare silvery gibbon has been born at a wildlife park on the Isle of Man for the first time in three years.