gibbon

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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

Exact numbers of individuals are unknown, but Skywalkers were identified in areas previously thought to be occupied by the Eastern hoolock gibbon.

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

Playing on an iPhone, my hand rarely left the screen throughout the 60-minute-or-so experience, and it was always a joy to direct my gibbon to flip or slide through the colorfully inviting images.

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