white-handed gibbon

American  

[hwahyt-han-did, -han-, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌhæn dɪd, -ˈhæn-, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

1. a gibbon, Hylobates lar, inhabiting Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and northern Sumatra, varying from black to light buff in color, and having white hands and feet: an endangered species.

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white-handed gibbon

The species most similar to humans in the study is the white-handed gibbon, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026

Other BRI routes pose a risk to such iconic animals as the large-antlered muntjac, the Malayan tapir, the white-handed gibbon, the Sumatra serow, and the critically endangered Edwards’s pheasant.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 3, 2021

It’s believed to have killed a white-handed gibbon at Miami’s Metro Zoo in 2004, and a privately held orangutan in the Miami area died after eating infected snails in 2012.

From National Geographic ● Mar. 16, 2018

In China, a subspecies called the white-handed gibbon may have gone extinct as well.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2017