Dark Handed Agile Gibbon
The Dark handed Agile Gibbon, also called the Black Handed Gibbon or Agile Gibbon, is native to the tropical rainforests of Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It lives in the upper canopy of the forest and rarely descends to the ground.
They are a tailless primate with an average size of 44 – 63 cm (17 – 25 in) and a weight of 4 – 6 kg (9 – 13 lb). Males are larger than the females.
Their diet consists of fruit, leaves and insects. They live in monogamous family groups. The single offspring stays with the mother for up to two years and with the group until it is about eight. Males then move off on their own to seek a mate.
They are a tailless primate with an average size of 44 – 63 cm (17 – 25 in) and a weight of 4 – 6 kg (9 – 13 lb). Males are larger than the females.
Their diet consists of fruit, leaves and insects. They live in monogamous family groups. The single offspring stays with the mother for up to two years and with the group until it is about eight. Males then move off on their own to seek a mate.
Fun Facts
Gibbons have long arms for the purpose of brachiation –swinging through the trees. Dark Handed Agile Gibbons can live for 35 years.
scientific classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Hylobatidae
Genus
Hylobates
Species
Hylobates agilis
did you know?
Most predators cannot reach these animals high in the forest canopy. Their greatest enemies are raptors and snakes.
Dark Handed Agile Gibbons are considered a threatened species because of habitat loss.
Where to find us
We have four Dark Handed Agile Gibbons named Mumma, Mickey, Billie and Hadley.
