It turns out monkeys can be prima donnas, too! Japanese researchers have found that the Lar gibbon controls its voice in the same manner as a human soprano singer. The monkeys posses much of the ...

At an estimated age of over 48 years, Prisilla was almost the oldest primate in Zoo Miami's collection and the third oldest Lar gibbon in all of North America. (The oldest primate at the zoo is ...

Zoo Miami said Tuesday the “very difficult decision” was made to euthanize Prisilla, a nearly 50-year-old Lar gibbon who had lived at the zoo since 1981, after she was diagnosed with an ...

RACINE, Wis. - The Racine Zoo announced on Monday, Oct. 28 the recent passing of Yule, the White-handed (Lar) Gibbon. A news release says Yule has shared the designation of the zoo’s longest ...

Granny Jane, a gibbon at England's Twycross Zoo, ... Granny Jane is a lar gibbon, also known as the white-handed gibbon, which in theory has a life expectancy of about 44 years.

TUCSON, Arizona (Storyful) — An endangered Lar gibbon named Billy turned an incredible 51 years old at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona, in early January, staff announced. The median life ...

Momo, the lar gibbon who caused a commotion with her unexpected pregnancy, is seen at Mori Kirara in the Kujukushima Zoo & Botanical Garden in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on March 9, 2021 ...

Lar gibbons are primates covered in blonde or dark brown fur that live in tropical rainforests in small family groups. The apes have a ring of white fur around their faces.

The Racine Zoo announced the recent passing of Yule, the White-handed (Lar) Gibbon. Yule has shared the designation of the zoo’s longest-term resident. Yule fathered six daughters has over 30 ...

One of Zoo Miami’s oldest primate, an endangered Lar gibbon named Prisilla, has died. According to a statement issued by the zoo on Tuesday, the “very difficult decision” was made to ...