SPECIES: Lar Gibbons
The lar gibbon is the species of gibbon which is sometimes called the white handed gibbon.
The lar gibbon has notably slim, long and sharp canine teeth. This gibbon can be found on the Malay peninsula and the island of Sumatra.
Lar gibbons have white hands and feet and a white ring around their face. The majority of their body fur is brown, however this can vary between very light shades through to be apparently black.
Lar gibbons arms dominate their means of locomotion, and are longer than their legs to reflect this limb dominance. Lar gibbons swing through the trees with ease and their hands have also developed by becoming elongated and by a notable curvature to the fingers.
The lar gibbon enjoys being in a family group within an established territory. Each morning the family group will gather together and announce its territory to other gibbon groups by a series of calls which are unique to the lar gibbon.
The lar gibbon's existence is primarily threatened by habitat destruction and poaching. There are only around 80,000 individuals left in the wild. Their future existence relies heavily on a greater effort from outside sources to directly protect this animal.
There are five subspecies of the lar gibbon. The sumatran lar gibbon can be found on the island of Sumatra. The malaysian lar gibbon can be found on Peninsular Malaysia. The central lar gibbon can be found in Myanmar and Thailand, as can the carpenter's lar gibbon which can also be found in Laos. Sadly, it is feared that the yunnan lar gibbon may be extinct as their has been no sighting of this animal for a substantial period.
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Conservation status - Endangered
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Gestation period - 30 weeks
