Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Pongidae
Genus: Hylobates Species: concolor Subspecies: leucogenys
Habitat: tropical and evergreen rain forests of Vietnam and Laos
Diet: fruit, leaves and buds, insects, young birds and eggs (on occasion)
Locomotion: brachiation (arm-swinging) from tree to tree;
Gibbons are one of the most agile mammals in trees
Where is the Gibbon? Blending in to their environment is one of the Gibbons' survival strategies.
The above photos were taken by Rhonda Drescher at Como Park Zoo St. Paul, MN
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