The tailless gibbon lives in the trees. |
The Gibbons are the ''fairy-monkeys'' of the trees, spending almost as much time in the air as among the branches. The gibbon forms a link between the great apes, the baboons, and lesser monkeys. Like the other apes, they are tailless, and have an enormous development of arm-power. The gigantic gorilla and chimpanzee are both tree-dwellers, but neither of them would attempt feats like the gibbon, which is able to spring through space in traveling from tree to tree. Owing to this wonderful power, it has been given by the naturalists the name of "hylobate," meaning "tree traverser."
The Silvery Gibbon derives its name from the silver-gray color of its fur. On some parts of the body there is a trace of brown, while the hands are dark-colored. The eyes of all the gibbon family are large and deeply sunk in the head. The gibbon's size is about thirty inches. The Malaccas are the home of the gibbons, where they live their playful life amid the high trees and cane-fields.
The Silvery Gibbon derives its name from the silver-gray color of its fur. On some parts of the body there is a trace of brown, while the hands are dark-colored. The eyes of all the gibbon family are large and deeply sunk in the head. The gibbon's size is about thirty inches. The Malaccas are the home of the gibbons, where they live their playful life amid the high trees and cane-fields.