Gibbon Research Paper

Gibbons are only found in most parts of asia. There are at least ten, if not more, types of gibbons. Most of the gibbons people see are in southeast and south Asia. gibbons live in forests that are very dense. The forests they live in are humid and hot. Almost all of a gibbon’s life is lived in trees. Gibbons are small and short animals. Most of their body isn’t as big as their long arms. Gibbons don’t have tails so that makes their arms the longest body part. The gibbons stand up to fifteen to thirty six inches tall, as an adult. They weigh as much as much as twenty-nine pounds or smaller. Female and male gibbons are about the same size as each other. The largest of the gibbon species is called the siamang. A gibbon’s head is round and very small. Its eyes are brown, dark brown. Or black. Gibbons have fur all over their body. Their fur is soft and pretty thick. Their fur can be colors anything from tan,brown,gray, or black. To determine what species of gibbon is around you, you could look at their fur and see how it differs from another type of gibbon. Female gibbons usually have lighter colored fur than males. If you wanted to figure out if it’s a male or female you could look at its fur and could figure it out easily. …show more content…
Brachiating is what you call the movement they make through the trees. They go from branch to branch to get fruit and maybe even get away from predators. Gibbons can move through the trees as slow as they want or up to thirty-five miles per hour. They are fit to be swinging through the trees. Their sturdy arms make them able to hold their body weight. Their arms are really long which makes them able to reach branches to swing to. They use their long hands to grip the branches tight and swing. Their shoulders and wrists bend easily and allow them to swing even