White-handed gibbon

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/white-handed-gibbon

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1. How big is White-handed gibbon?Body length 40-60 cm (16-24 inches); weight 4-8 kg (9-18 lb)
2. What is the scientific name?Hylobates lar
3. What is the lifespan?Estimated 25 years in the wild; up to 40 years in captivity
4. What does a white-handed gibbon look like?They have white hands and feet, and a white band above their eyes. They are small primates that live in the trees. They are called white-handed because of those bright hands.
5. How fast can a white-handed gibbon swing?They can swing up to 56 km/h (35 mph) between branches. That's faster than a bicycle in the forest.

Arboreal Specialist: An organism that is highly adapted for and primarily lives in trees.
Brachiation: A form of locomotion in which an animal swings from one arm to another, characteristic of gibbons.
Frugivore: An animal whose diet consists mainly of fruit.
Monogamy: A mating system where an individual forms a pair bond with only one other individual.