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Gibbons, of the family Hylobatidae, are lesser apes; there are 4 genera and multiple species, all living throughout southeast Asia.

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Gibbons, of the family Hylobatidae, are lesser apes; there are 4 genera and multiple species, all living throughout southeast Asia.

Gibbon - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Gibbons are apes in the family. The family historically contained one genus, but now is split into four genera. Gibbons occur in tropical and subtropical rainforests from eastern Bangladesh and northeast India to southern China and Indonesia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon
Gibbons - WWF
Gibbons are small, arboreal apes, distributed in the wild in the tropical and subtropical rainforests of southeast Asia.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/gibbons.cfm
Gibbons - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about gibbons with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/gibbon
Gibbon (Hylobatidae) - A-Z Animals
The gibbon is a small sized ape, found inhabiting the dense jungles and tropical rainforests across south-east Asia.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/gibbon/
Gibbon Gallery: Photos of Charismatic Primates - Livescience
These fluffy gibbons are the acrobats of the rain forests.
http://www.livescience.com/20457-gibbons-primates-photos.html
Gibbon - ZooBorns
The newest, cutest baby animals from the world's accredited zoos and aquariums. Cute baby animal pictures and videos by date, species, and institution.
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/gibbon/
Fact Sheet: What Are the Gibbons?
The gibbons, together with the great apes, make up the superfamily of the apes.
http://www.gibbons.de/main2/08teachtext/factgibbons/gibbonfact.html
Gibbon - Monkey-Worlds
A Gibbon is often described as a Monkey but most classify them as Apes.
http://www.monkeyworlds.com/gibbon/
Gibbons: The Forgotten Ape - Sumatran Orangutan Society
Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered. Habitat loss and poaching are pushing them towards imminent extinction.
http://www.orangutans-sos.org/news/72_gibbons-the-forgotten-ape

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Gibbons^[1]^[2] Temporal range: 13.8–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene–recent

Gibbon species of different genera; from top-left, clockwise: Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus), western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock), yellow-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae), siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)
Conservation status
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[4]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Parvorder:	Catarrhini
Superfamily:	Hominoidea
Family:	Hylobatidae Gray, 1870
Type genus
Hylobates Illiger, 1811
Genera
Hylobates Hoolock Nomascus Symphalangus †Bunopithecus †Junzi †Yuanmoupithecus^[3]

Distribution in Southeast Asia

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Gibbon - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Gibbons are apes in the family. The family historically contained one genus, but now is split into four genera. Gibbons occur in tropical and subtropical rainforests from eastern Bangladesh and northeast India to southern China and Indonesia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon
Gibbons - WWF
Gibbons are small, arboreal apes, distributed in the wild in the tropical and subtropical rainforests of southeast Asia.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/gibbons.cfm
Gibbons - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about gibbons with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/gibbon
Gibbon (Hylobatidae) - A-Z Animals
The gibbon is a small sized ape, found inhabiting the dense jungles and tropical rainforests across south-east Asia.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/gibbon/
Gibbon Gallery: Photos of Charismatic Primates - Livescience
These fluffy gibbons are the acrobats of the rain forests.
http://www.livescience.com/20457-gibbons-primates-photos.html
Gibbon - ZooBorns
The newest, cutest baby animals from the world's accredited zoos and aquariums. Cute baby animal pictures and videos by date, species, and institution.
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/gibbon/
Fact Sheet: What Are the Gibbons?
The gibbons, together with the great apes, make up the superfamily of the apes.
http://www.gibbons.de/main2/08teachtext/factgibbons/gibbonfact.html
Gibbon - Monkey-Worlds
A Gibbon is often described as a Monkey but most classify them as Apes.
http://www.monkeyworlds.com/gibbon/
Gibbons: The Forgotten Ape - Sumatran Orangutan Society
Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered. Habitat loss and poaching are pushing them towards imminent extinction.
http://www.orangutans-sos.org/news/72_gibbons-the-forgotten-ape

Gibbons^[1]^[2] Temporal range: 13.8–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene–recent

Gibbon species of different genera; from top-left, clockwise: Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus), western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock), yellow-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae), siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)
Conservation status
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[4]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Parvorder:	Catarrhini
Superfamily:	Hominoidea
Family:	Hylobatidae Gray, 1870
Type genus
Hylobates Illiger, 1811
Genera
Hylobates Hoolock Nomascus Symphalangus †Bunopithecus †Junzi †Yuanmoupithecus^[3]

Distribution in Southeast Asia

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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