The Zoo Knoxville said "Queen Nipper" lived to be twice her expected lifespan and was a gift from renowned theatre director Clarence Brown to the zoo in 1974.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 22—The new pileated gibbon at the Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo remained out of sight of prying eyes, but her vocalizations ...

Rising demand for exotic pets is pushing many gibbon species to extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal trade ...

Zoo Knoxville said her longevity was truly extraordinary as Lar gibbons typically live around 25 years in the wild.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Zoo Miami officials are mourning the loss of one of their oldest primates, Priscilla. Zoo officials had to make the very difficult decision to euthanize Prisilla, an endangered Lar ...

There will be a bit more monkeying around at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Two lar gibbons, also known as white-handed gibbons, can now be seen on exhibit at the zoo’s Asian Forest Sanctuary. Aries, ...

The fur coloring of the lar gibbon varies from black and dark-brown to light-brown, sandy colors. Image (C) Armathwaite Hall (with permission) The fur coloring of the lar gibbon varies from black and ...

A 6-year-old lar gibbon, a tree-dwelling primate species known for its distinctly white ringed face, now resides at the BioPark and Zoo.Named Polaris, the gibbon became friends with the other gibbon ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Reid Park Zoo announced the loss of Billy the Lar Gibbon. Billy was the sixth oldest at any AZAZoo, passing away at an estimated 51-years of age. There are four gibbon species ...

The secret communication of gibbons has been interpreted for the first time, researchers report. The research reveals the likely meaning of a number of distinct gibbon whispers, or 'hoo' calls, ...