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the acrobat that swings faster than you drive through a school zone
means A small, tailless ape of Southeast Asian forests, known for its long arms and spectacular swinging locomotion through the treetops.
from English borrowed 'gibbon' in the 18th century from French, where it had been brought back as a name for the ape — possibly from an Indian or Southeast Asian source, though the trail goes cold and the deeper origin is genuinely uncertain.
- brachiation speed
- swings through trees at 35 miles per hour
- loyal singers
- mated pairs duet at dawn to defend territory
- not monkeys
- they are apes, with no tails at all
- arm span
- arms longer than their entire body
- airborne leaps
- can clear 50 feet between branches midair
for instance
lar gibbon — most common gibbon species in southeast asia, found in thailand, malaysia, and myanmar
siamang — largest gibbon species at 10-13 pounds, native to malaysian and thai rainforests
hoolock gibbon — only gibbon species found in india, living in northeastern forests of assam