Lar Gibbon/White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar) {!--흰손긴팔원숭이--> A photograph of a White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar). Photo taken at the Philadelphia Zoo where it was identified.
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2006
Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man)
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 seen in zoos. Lar gibbons have the greatest north-south range of any of the gibbon species. They are found in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand.
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