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Lar Gibbon/White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Subject: | Lar Gibbon/White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
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Resolution: 1900x1400
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Date: 2006:09:30 15:18:54
Camera: NIKON D50 (NIKON CORPORATION)
F number: f/5.7
Exposure: 10/1250 sec
Focal Length: 3000/10
Upload Date: 2006:11:06 16:09:15
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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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Scientific Name: Hylobates lar (Linneaus, 1771)
Common Names: Lar Gibbon, Common Gibbon, White-handed Gibbon; [French] Gibbon À Mains Blanches, Gibbon Lar; [Spanish] Gibón De Manos Blancas
Synonyms:
Hylobates albimana (Vigors & Horsfield, 1828)
Hylobates longimana (Schreber, 1774)
Hylobates variegates (É. Geoffroy, 1812)
Hylobates varius (Latreille, 1801) |
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