-
Gibbons (/ˈɡɪbənz/) are apes in the
family Hylobatidae (/ˌhaɪləˈbætɪdiː/). The
family historically contained one genus, but now is
split into four extant...
- gibbons, or
lesser apes; and the hominids, or
great apes. The
family Hylobatidae, the
lesser apes,
include four
genera and a
total of 20
species of gibbon...
-
ancestors of the
family Hominidae had
already speciated from the
family Hylobatidae (the gibbons),
perhaps 15 to 20
million years ago. Due to the
close genetic...
-
gibbons are
three primate species of
genus Hoolock in the
gibbon family,
Hylobatidae,
native to
eastern Bangladesh,
Northeast India, Myanmar, and Southwest...
-
retrieved 2022-05-10 Geissmann, Thomas. "Die
Gibbons (
Hylobatidae): Eine Einführung" [The
gibbons (
Hylobatidae): an introduction].
Gibbon Research Lab. Retrieved...
-
substantial portions of fruit, it is the most
folivorous of all
members of
Hylobatidae. As it is also the
largest gibbon, it fits well with the
general primate...
- white-handed gibbon, is an
endangered primate in the
gibbon family,
Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known
gibbons and is
often kept in captivity...
-
known as the
southern grey gibbon, is a
primate in the
gibbon family,
Hylobatidae. Formerly, the
western grey
gibbon (H. abbotti) and
eastern grey gibbon...
-
three orangutan species in a
single genus in the
subfamily Ponginae; and
Hylobatidae,
containing twenty gibbon species divided into four genera.
Dozens of...
- the
superfamily Hominoidea. This
grouping comprises the two families:
Hylobatidae, the
lesser apes or gibbons; and Hominidae, the
great apes, including...
