Lar Gibbon Archive

Lar Gibbon Archive

  • Gibbon – Fact Three

    Gibbon – Fact Three

    Lar Gibbons are strictly monogamous and form a tight family unit as opposed to a troop.

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  • Gibbon – Fact Two

    Gibbon – Fact Two

    All species of Gibbon are endangered due to deforestation and the trade in bush meat.

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  • Gibbon – Fact One

    Gibbon – Fact One

    Gibbons move using brachiation to swing through the trees, allowing them to move much faster overhead than a man could on the forest floor.

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  • Keepers Notes – Gibbon

    Keepers Notes – Gibbon

    Sooty is the heart of our family of lar gibbons. This family is one of Trotters World of Animals oldest and best loved. Sooty’s dedicated husband, Brian, is dad to a lively brood of youngsters; Noël, Robin & Sally and the latest addition – baby Nobby. Sooty & Brian are gaining in maturity now, but their [...]

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