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Gibbons. By Evan R and Adam S. Body Traits. Light to almost black skin color Males- 3ft tall, 15 pounds Females are a little smaller than males Face- hairless with dark skin Long fingers with thumps 5 toes Grasp things with hands and feet Arms are long than legs 35-40 year life span.
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Gibbons By Evan R and Adam S
Body Traits • Light to almost black skin color • Males- 3ft tall, 15 pounds • Females are a little smaller than males • Face- hairless with dark skin • Long fingers with thumps • 5 toes • Grasp things with hands and feet • Arms are long than legs • 35-40 year life span
Diet • Omnivores • Fruit= 75% of diet • Small birds • Eggs • Spiders • Seeds • insects
Habitat • Tropical forests in South Asia • Families have a 30-50 acre boundary in rain forest
Behavior • Social • Active during day • Acrobatic • Live in small groups • Families with mated pair for life • Immature offspring (less than 7) • Groom each other (clean hair of family members • No sleeping nests • Sleep in forked branches huddled together
Classification • Kingdom- Animalia • Phylum- Chordata • Subphylum- Vertebrata • Class- Mammalia • Order- Primates • Family- Hylobatidae • Genus- Hylobates
Reproduction • Mates stay together for life • Fully grown and able to reproduce at 12-13 • Pregnant for about 7 months (one child) • Twins are rare • Newborn= hairless except top of head • Nurtured by female • Weaned at 1 year old • Stay with mothers until 6 years old
Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGfJYDJBJZk
Citations: • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/gibbon/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon • http://www.birding2asia.com/InFocus/WesternHoolockGibbon.html • http://a-z-animals.com/animals/gibbon/pictures/3043/ • http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article819754.ece • https://sites.google.com/site/cockroachproductions/gibbonfactfile