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: any of a family (Hylobatidae) of agile brachiating tailless apes of southeastern Asia that are the smallest and most arboreal anthropoid apes
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Global news platforms picked up on the backstory of this almost mythical character, one who certainly looked the part, with Chang’s flowing robes and beard, often with a pet gibbon trailing in his wake.
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Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
Orangutans, gibbons and monkeys were said to cruise through the trees on the property, and the roof to our small room was also home to short-nosed fruit bats.
—Mihir Zaveri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
White-handed gibbon named Eros The baby boy was born at the zoo on March 13 and has two older siblings there already.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent research has indicated that tool use may have very deep roots among hominoids—the group of primates that includes gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos and humans.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
Orangutans, gibbons and monkeys were said to cruise through the trees on the property, and the roof to our small room was also home to short-nosed fruit bats.
—Mihir Zaveri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
White-handed gibbon named Eros The baby boy was born at the zoo on March 13 and has two older siblings there already.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent research has indicated that tool use may have very deep roots among hominoids—the group of primates that includes gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos and humans.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Gibbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gibbon. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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gibbon
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gib·bon
ˈgib-ən 
: any of several tailless apes of southeastern Asia that are smaller and spend more time in trees than the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan
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