agile gibbon, black-handed gibbon (Hylobates agilis) Description
English: A beautiful male Agile Gibbon (Hylobates agilis) photographed at Bristol Zoo, UK.
Date 19 January 2009
Source Own work
Author Julielangford https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Julielangford
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agilegibbon.jpg
The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis), also known as the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate in the gibbon family. It is found in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra, Malaysia, and southern Thailand. The species is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction and the pet trade. Order: Primates, Family: Hylobatidae, Synonyms: Hylobates albo griseus, Hylobates albo nigrescens, Hylobates rafflei, Hylobates unko.
