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Monkeys vs. apes: What's the difference?
When in doubt, check for a tail.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Images
white-handed gibbon
White-handed gibbon (
Hylobates lar
).
© Manoj Shah—Stone
white-cheeked gibbon (
Nomascus leucogenys
)
White-cheeked gibbons (
Nomascus leucogenys
) are native to Southeast Asia.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
white-handed gibbon
White-handed gibbon (
Hylobates lar
).
Stockbyte/Thinkstock
white-handed gibbon
White-handed gibbons (
Hylobates lar
), Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia.
Digital Vision/Thinkstock
siamang (
Symphalangus syndactylus
)
Siamang (
Symphalangus syndactylus
).
Anthony Mercieca/Shostal Associates
gibbons (family Hylobatidae)
Gibbons differ from great apes in a number of physical ways. Some of the more pronounced...
Edmund Appel/Photo Researchers, Inc.
white-handed gibbon
White-handed gibbon (
Hylobates lar
).
Matthias Trautsch
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