Lar gibbon

Lar gibbon[1]
Pair
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Hylobatidae
Genus:	Hylobates
Binomial name
Hylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771)
Lar Gibbon range

The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) is also known as the white-handed gibbon. It is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. It is one of the better-known gibbons. It is often seen in zoos.

The fur coloring of the lar gibbon is not fixed. It can range from black and dark-brown to light brown sandy colors.

Lar gibbons are diurnal (they are active during the day). They are arboreal, living in rainforests. Family groups live in a firm territory. They protect it from other gibbons by their calls.

In the wild, lar gibbons live about 25 years.

1. ↑ Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 179–180. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
2. ↑ Brockelman, W. & Geissmann, T. (2008). "Hylobates lar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)