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Lar Gibbon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hylobates lar, White-Handed Gibbon, White-handed gibbon, H. lar
species of mammal
Species
EndangeredMaximum longevity: 56 years (captivity) Observations: A female wild-born specimen acquired by San Antonio Zoo in 1954 died in 2008 at an estimated 56 years of age. Her male companion, also acquired in 1954, passed away in 2005 at the estimated age of 51 years (John Gramieri, pers. comm.).
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Encyclopedic overview
The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lar Gibbon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.