White-handed Gibbon 白掌长臂猴

Class : Mammalia 哺乳動物綱
Order : Primates 灵长目

Family : Hylobatidae 长臂猿科
Genus : Hylobates 长臂猿属

Binomial name : Hylobates lar - lar

Malaysian Lar Gibbon
白掌长臂猴

Size: 45~50cm

Habitat: Dipterocarp forest, submontane and lowland forest, mixed deciduous bamboo forest.

Behaviour: often chooses taller canopy trees at locations with higher elevation for making calls. This subspecies also utilizes topographically convex areas, like hill tops and ridges, as the chosen locations over more concave areas, as it makes the calling location even taller.

Diet: Fruits, leaves, flowers, and insects

Average number of young: one (every 3.5 years)

Average Life-expectancy in the wild: up to 30 years

Remark: sub-species of White-handed Gibbon

Found in: Peninsular Malaysia

White-handed Gibbon

lifer Aug2023 @ Johor Lowland Forest