White-handed Gibbon
Hylobates lar
Also known as the Lar Gibbon, White-handed Gibbons share their range in southeastern Asia with the Siamang. Like other gibbons, white-handed gibbons move through the trees by brachiation, swinging hand over hand through the upper canopy of the forest
Mainly frugivores, white-handed gibbons prefer fruits high in sugar such as figs. They also feed on insects and flowers.
Family groups protect their territory by warding off other gibbons with their calls. These songs are usually initiated by the female with the male joining in to form a duet. Their loud resonant songs can be heard up to 1/2 a mile away.
White-handed gibbons' greatest threat is their loss of habitat. In the wild their life expectancy is about 25 years.
White-handed Gibbon
Hylobates lar
Also known as the Lar Gibbon, White-handed Gibbons share their range in southeastern Asia with the Siamang. Like other gibbons, white-handed gibbons move through the trees by brachiation, swinging hand over hand through the upper canopy of the forest
Mainly frugivores, white-handed gibbons prefer fruits high in sugar such as figs. They also feed on insects and flowers.
Family groups protect their territory by warding off other gibbons with their calls. These songs are usually initiated by the female with the male joining in to form a duet. Their loud resonant songs can be heard up to 1/2 a mile away.
White-handed gibbons' greatest threat is their loss of habitat. In the wild their life expectancy is about 25 years.