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gibbon

[gib-uhn] / ˈgɪb ən /




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The virus, according to a report in Nature, was first isolated in 1945 from a gibbon in Florida.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Skywalker gibbon couples wake up each morning and sing to each other, their voices echoing across the forest canopy of their home.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

The park has held off on an expansion of its gibbon pen, a big project that would have given the playful primates more space, but would have also required taking out a loan.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2023

“In the beginning, ‘Gibbon’ was about two gibbon friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2022

It is shortest in the chimpanzee, somewhat longer in the gorilla, still longer in the orang, and remarkably long in the gibbon.

From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Morris, Charles




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