1. Gibbons By Evan R and Adam S

2. Body Traits Light to almost black skin color Males- 3ft tall, 15 pounds Females are a little smaller than males Face- hairless with dark skin Long fingers with thumps 5 toes Grasp things with hands and feet Arms are long than legs 35-40 year life span

3. Diet Omnivores Fruit= 75% of diet Small birds Eggs Spiders Seeds insects

4. Habitat Tropical forests in South Asia Families have a 30-50 acre boundary in rain forest

5. Behavior Social Active during day Acrobatic Live in small groups Families with mated pair for life Immature offspring (less than 7) Groom each other (clean hair of family members No sleeping nests Sleep in forked branches huddled together

6. Classification Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Subphylum- Vertebrata Class- Mammalia Order- Primates Family- Hylobatidae Genus- Hylobates

7. Reproduction Mates stay together for life Fully grown and able to reproduce at 12-13 Pregnant for about 7 months (one child) Twins are rare Newborn= hairless except top of head Nurtured by female Weaned at 1 year old Stay with mothers until 6 years old

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