Cute little monkeys playing and climbing

Cute little monkeys playing and climbing

A gibbon is any one of approximately 20 species of small apes found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Gibbons, like the great apes (gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, and bonobos), have a human-like constitution and no tail, but gibbons seem to lack superior cognitive abilities and self-awareness. They also differ from great apes in that they have longer arms, thick hair, and a throat pouch used to amplify sound. The gibbon voices are loud, musical in tone, and carried over long distances. The most characteristic vocalization is the “great call”, usually a duet in which the female stars and the male joins with less complex notes, used as a territorial marker by both sexes.

If you love gibbons as much as we do 1 minute, consider donating to The Silvery Gibbon Project. The Silvery Gibbon Project aims to raise funds for Javan gibbons and other gibbons species to provide habitat and protection for gibbons.