Gibbons and lesser apes
Order : Primates
Family : Hylobatidae
Animals in the family Hylobatidae |
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| Agile gibbon |
| White-handed gibbon |
Facts about the family Hylobatidae, the gibbons and lesser apes
Hominids, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Orangutans, and "Lesser Apes" are all Hominoids.
A classification and species list of the Hylobatidae is shown in Table 2.
Activity and duet behavior in captive gibbons (a species of lesser apes) is stimulated when they hear an audio tape of a pair of gibbons vocalizing their territorial duet.
Evidence indicates that at least some ape hybridization (lesser apes) is indeed possible (Myers & Shafer, 1979; and Wolkin & Myers, 1980).
Gibbons are rare
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However, the flow karyotype of the white-cheeked gibbon (Hylobates concolor) (Figure 1c), which is one of the lesser apes, is quite different from the human and orangutan due to at least 31 different reciprocal translocations that have occurred during evolution from their common ancestor some 10 million years ago.
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It is at this time that Hylobatidae is believed to have evolved from their ancestor the cattarrhines (old world anthropoids), as did the Pongidae (the great apes) that would eventually give rise to the Hominidae, Homo sapiens (Jablonski et al.
Lesser apes are like the Great Apes and unlike monkeys and prosimians in the lack of a tail and basic arrangement of teeth.
Little wonder that its scientific name Hylobatidae is Greek for ‘tree walker’.
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Several species of great and lesser apes are discussed, providing facts on physical traits, behavior, and why their existence is threatened.
the genera) of the Hylobatidae is shown in Figure 4; distribution maps of the species of the concolor group (genus Nomascus) and of the lar group (genus Hylobates) are shown in Figures 5 and 6, respectively.
The lesser apes are still very arboreal.
The living family Hylobatidae is often referred to as the lesser apes.
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HABITAT: The gibbons are represented by about 9 different species in southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Java, Borneo, and Sumatra. (Full text)
Pictured with Jack Gibbons are Jack's younger brothers Gene, Danny and Jimmy who are also sons of Mike Gibbons and not Jack's cousins and sons of Tommy Gibbons as the article states. (Full text)
Gibbons, considered to be lesser apes, are smaller than some monkeys. (Full text)
Physical Description The 12 species of gibbons are classified, referring to their size, as lesser apes. (Full text)
De Hylobatidae is een dierenfamilie, bestaande uit twaalf gibbonsoorten, waaronder de Lar en Siamang. (Wiki)
The lesser apes are brachiators, the greater apes are knuckle-walkers and the family of man is bipedal. (Full text)
Jim Gibbons is Citizens Against Government. (Full text)
All Gibbons are listed as endangered in the wild. (Full text)
Gibbons is also well-known for his sacred choral music, of which he left a substantial volume. (Full text)
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Our hominoid line (humans, gorillas, chimpanzees and lesser apes) is one amongst the superfamily Hominoidae. (Full text)
Our hominoid line, humans, gorillas, chimpanzees and lesser apes, is one among the superfamily Hominoidea. (Full text)
) All About ApesAll About Gibbons Gibbon Quizto Print-out Gibbons are rare, small, slender, long-armed, tree-dwelling apes. (Full text)
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Gibbons is a regional law firm established in 1926 and one of the largest law firms in New Jersey. (Full text)
Gibbons are apes, not monkeys. (Full text)
The Lesser Apes are gibbons. (Full text)
These lesser apes are some of the most graceful and acrobatic of all primates. (Full text)
Gibbons are active during the day. (Full text)
Camp Billy Gibbons is located on Brady Creek 13 miles south of Richland Springs, TX and is one of the older camps in this area. (Full text)
