Common name : White-handed gibbon
Scientific name : Hylobates lar
Family : Hylobatidae
Native to : Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand
Interesting fact : Most bi-pedal of all non-human primates.
Conservation status : Endangered
It has curved fingers, elongated hands, extremely long arms and relatively short legs that make it extremely mobile. The fur colouring of the lar gibbon varies from black and dark-brown to light-brown, sandy colours. It is considered frugivorous and its diet consists of fruits, flowers and insects. They are monogamous, i.e. have one partner for life, unlike other primates.
