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White-Handed Gibbon

White-Handed Gibbon

Hylobatidae Hylobates lar , Lar gibbon , White-Handed Gibbon

Overview

White-Handed Gibbon - Honolulu Zoo - 49.3 KB
A White-Handed Gibbon at the Honolulu Zoo
The White-Handed Gibbon is an ape.

Black face with white hair.

Body fur is black, pale-brown or yellowish.

It got its name because its palms and soles are white in color.

It has long arms which it uses to climb and swing.

Adults weigh 10-20lbs.

Found in Southeast Asia and Sumatra.


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