How are gibbons classified?

Gibbons are not monkeys. They are part of the ape family and are classified as lesser apes because they are smaller than the great apes. The great apes are bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, and orangutans. Gibbons are famous for the swift and graceful way they swing through the trees by their long arms.

What species is a gibbon?

Hylobatidae

What are Gibbon babies called?

Gibbons are social animals that are active during the day (they are diurnal). They live in small, stable family groups consisting of a mated pair (a male and a female who mate for life) and their immature offspring (juveniles, gibbons less than 7 years old).

Are gibbons dimorphic?

Gibbons demonstrate little sexual dimorphism based on size. However, several species exhibit sexual dichromatism, the expression of different pelage colors and patterns for males and females.

How do gibbons show affection?

Gibbons are one of the few serial monogamous primates. These two are constantly hugging and cuddling — making some of the simplest tasks, like separating them to work on training techniques, nearly impossible for their keepers.

Can gibbons sing?

A gibbon marks its territory by vocalizing (singing) when traveling within the borders of where they live. The adult male and female sing a duet and their offspring will join in. The adult male and female harmonize, but sing a different song. When males are immature they generally sing the song of females.

Do gibbons cheat?

There are only a handful of species, but they show great diversity in their mating systems. Gibbons are monogamous, pairing for life barring the occasional infidelity.

Are gibbons loyal?

Gibbons* seemed to be a perfect example of monogamy in non-human primates, there being little sexual dimorphism between males and females, one adult member of each sex being found in a pair (lone gibbons are rarely seen) that defend a territory by duetting and chasing members of their own sex out of the territory.