
White-handed gibbon
Status
Endangered
Classification
Mammal
Exhibit
PECO Primate Reserve
One of the World's Best Acrobats
Among the most agile animals on the planet, white-handed gibbons move easily through the trees in the forests of southeast Asia by swinging hand over hand with their body suspended below, a movement called brachiation.

Singing Together
Gibbon pairs engage in loud and beautiful songs, with the male and female each having a distinct part in the "duet". These and other loud calls serve to advertise that the area is already occupied by a bonded pair.
Typically living in small family groups comprised of one breeding pair, and their offspring, each family group lives in a defined area. Gibbons defend their areas from neighboring gibbon groups by displaying at or chasing their rivals, but physical fights are rare.
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Sumatran orangutan
PECO Primate Reserve

Western lowland gorilla
PECO Primate Reserve

Francois langur
PECO Primate Reserve