Crested Gibbon

The crested gibbon is a small anthropoid ape found in the subequatorial forests of India, Indochina, and the Malay Archipelago. It uses its long arms to swing from tree to tree with great agility, using its hands as hooks rather than grasping the limbs. The gibbon is the only anthropoid ape to walk on its hind limbs only, usually raising its arms for balance. Gibbons eat leaves, fruit, flower parts, insects, spiders, birds, and bird eggs. They are usually quiet during the day but commonly howl at sunrise and in late afternoon. Populations of wild gibbons have been severely reduced due to hunting and deforestation.