Peninsular Malaysia is home to three gibbon species: siamang, lar gibbon and agile gibbon. There are no exact numbers of the population of gibbons left in the world; however some species are said ...

Lar Gibbons are native to southeast Asia and spend most of their lives in forested regions. They are an endangered series due to being hunted for bushmeat and pet trade, as well as the expansion ...

Among gibbons, agile gibbons, siamangs, lar gibbons (Hylobates lar) and hoolock gibbons (genus Hoolock) top the list. Northeastern India is emerging as a hotspot for illegal wildlife trafficking ...

Some gibbons, like the lar or white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar) in Thailand, even use their songs as a defense mechanism against predators. However, gibbon calls are more than just loud noises.

The songs of the lar gibbon, one of the most sophisticated communicators of the animal world, continue for 300 or 400 notes, with the potential to be combined into a staggeringly large number of ...

has found that the lar gibbon ... The melodic songs from families of endangered monkeys ring out over the jungle near Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex—a sign of ecological rejuvenation ...

Reid Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Billy the Lar Gibbon, a fixture at the zoo since 1987. The zoo announced in a news release Wednesday that Billy had to be euthanized. He was 51 years old.

The estate sits just two hours northeast of the Thai capital, in the green yet dusty Asoke Valley, on the fringe of a jungle that’s home to wild elephants, lar gibbons, and wreathed hornbills.

HONOLULU — The Honolulu Zoo announced the reopening of the Primate Islands Habitat after renovations. The zoo’s ring-tailed lemurs and lar gibbon will enjoy the exhibit’s upgrades. The Honolulu Zoo ...

Malaysia is home to five species of gibbons – the siamang, lar gibbon, agile gibbon, North Bornean gibbon, and Abbot’s gibbon. All are categorised as “endangered” under the International ...