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Loving Affection
Gibbons are known as lesser apes. They are primates. White-cheeked gibbons are the smallest members of the gibbon family.
The white-cheeked gibbon has extremely long arms and legs. The male is usually black and the female is a lighter colour, often with black patches. They have patches of lighter fur on their cheeks, though this is hard to distinguish on the female. White-cheeked gibbons also have a group of erect hairs (a crest) on the top of their heads. They possess an opposable thumb that is used for climbing or grooming but not for swinging from branch to branch. White-handed gibbons usually move in this manner and can cover horizontal distances of 40 feet and vertical of 50 feet in one swing. They launch themselves and freefall until they catch another branch. They can move bipedally along branches or on the ground using their arms for balance.
The keeper was right! This beautiful lady loves cameras; once she saw flashes, she climbed up and came right up to the glass, and enjoyed herself showing us humans her incredible skills.
Several flashes have gone off as I took these shots, giving her a much lighter fur colour.
The white-cheeked gibbon has extremely long arms and legs. The male is usually black and the female is a lighter colour, often with black patches. They have patches of lighter fur on their cheeks, though this is hard to distinguish on the female. White-cheeked gibbons also have a group of erect hairs (a crest) on the top of their heads. They possess an opposable thumb that is used for climbing or grooming but not for swinging from branch to branch. White-handed gibbons usually move in this manner and can cover horizontal distances of 40 feet and vertical of 50 feet in one swing. They launch themselves and freefall until they catch another branch. They can move bipedally along branches or on the ground using their arms for balance.
Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Loving Affection
Gibbons are known as lesser apes. They are primates. White-cheeked gibbons are the smallest members of the gibbon family.
The white-cheeked gibbon has extremely long arms and legs. The male is usually black and the female is a lighter colour, often with black patches. They have patches of lighter fur on their cheeks, though this is hard to distinguish on the female. White-cheeked gibbons also have a group of erect hairs (a crest) on the top of their heads. They possess an opposable thumb that is used for climbing or grooming but not for swinging from branch to branch. White-handed gibbons usually move in this manner and can cover horizontal distances of 40 feet and vertical of 50 feet in one swing. They launch themselves and freefall until they catch another branch. They can move bipedally along branches or on the ground using their arms for balance.
The keeper was right! This beautiful lady loves cameras; once she saw flashes, she climbed up and came right up to the glass, and enjoyed herself showing us humans her incredible skills.
Several flashes have gone off as I took these shots, giving her a much lighter fur colour.
The white-cheeked gibbon has extremely long arms and legs. The male is usually black and the female is a lighter colour, often with black patches. They have patches of lighter fur on their cheeks, though this is hard to distinguish on the female. White-cheeked gibbons also have a group of erect hairs (a crest) on the top of their heads. They possess an opposable thumb that is used for climbing or grooming but not for swinging from branch to branch. White-handed gibbons usually move in this manner and can cover horizontal distances of 40 feet and vertical of 50 feet in one swing. They launch themselves and freefall until they catch another branch. They can move bipedally along branches or on the ground using their arms for balance.
Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia