The speed they can get while swinging from tree to tree is amazing. It also looks like it could be rather fun. I loved swinging from the bars when I was a child oh so long ago.
Vids like the above are a VERY good example of why zoos have to *really* work to meet a wild animal's needs in captivity. Legit you'd need a mid-sized forest for that gibbon to get his natural movement.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a six-volume historical work by English historian Edward Gibbon, published between 1776 and 1788, that chronicles the Roman Empire from the height of the Antonine emperors (c. 98 AD) to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
bra·chi·ate verb /ˈbrākēˌāt/ (of certain apes) move by using the arms to swing from branch to branch. "the gibbons brachiate energetically across their enclosure"
And the lesser apes are the only ones to truly do it. Their shoulders can swivel around 180°, unlike the rest of the apes, who can only swivel at their wrists. That's why gibbons are the absolute experts at swinging through the trees.
It just means they're little. :) It's not a value judgement. Like the "least weasel" is the *most* adorable weasel, even though it's the least amount of weasel you can get.
andexer
I love gibbons!
Syko73
Spider Gibbon, Spider Gibbon, does whatever a Spider Gibbon does...
MrSatisify
StarmineRendezvous
They have a TON of power for their weight class. So they can just throw themselves around basically.
cryborg
timGiraffeBeast
That first one is gibbon the heck out of there
Rijacki
The speed they can get while swinging from tree to tree is amazing. It also looks like it could be rather fun. I loved swinging from the bars when I was a child oh so long ago.
IhopeUgetwhatUvoted4
Knew that was a gibbon in half a second and it made me hate my life more... I want to be outside.
CheeseB0t
You can fit tons and tons of them in a barrel
hotsho111
If you like the movement, there is a fun game based around it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1837330/Gibbon_Beyond_the_Trees/
hanmerhack
Time to dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAmx_XdQky8
theSpinnerBoy
And we gave up swinging for walking? SMH
guardian492
I think I'll call him "EUELL".
Kevinbfree
Must be exhilarating to move with that speed and ease.
Feralkyn
Vids like the above are a VERY good example of why zoos have to *really* work to meet a wild animal's needs in captivity. Legit you'd need a mid-sized forest for that gibbon to get his natural movement.
bluestemrocks
Primate parkour
taez555
GoodGuyGonzo
giraffytaffy
What a troll lol
Cosmicfisherman
It would be great to swing like that..
theyallwenttoMexico
Fly like a bird. ❤️
Delathi
I have no gibbons, all I can show you is macaque
alsoAzrael
Ummmmm.... yacaque or gtfo? I dunno what I'm supposed to say here, the rules didn't prepare me for this.
ukimalefu
Does whatever a gibbon can.
turkizno
My favourite sound in the whole wide world:
Mmbquu--AEUAGH!
firlefranz
BobbyCobb
Feel like this belongs here.
https://youtu.be/pXq8rELhUkw?si=iB1oP6MDOYw1oRNw
OhIfIMust
This was my first thought: https://youtu.be/_r0n9Dv6XnY?si=KiDvkKpb5doFiMfv
GreenJayBird
georgejimmydoodle
Fuckin' Jerry.
usagi2988
Was hoping someone was gonna post this... JERRY'S COMING! RUN! RUNNNN!!!!!!!
Iblamemyparentstoo
The one running with his hands over his head...I am dying
Axiomatic13
ReallyOG
That’s an uncle at every single wedding reception that has ever included an uncle.
Titilve74
He is in full "Floor is Lava" mode, I guess... 😬
Kyen155
"Wait for me....."
firlefranz
camn333
Zoboomafoo is still hanging around.
GreenJayBird
He sadly passed away
allenvasher3000
Was/is a leamer
Kbantar
*Lemur
allenvasher3000
Damn it I even consulted Google to get the proper spelling
Kyzyl
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a six-volume historical work by English historian Edward Gibbon, published between 1776 and 1788, that chronicles the Roman Empire from the height of the Antonine emperors (c. 98 AD) to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
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Kyzyl
"fact about gibbons" includes Edward Gibbon, one of the more prolifically published gibbons, so I thought it relevant.
Blimjoe
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZXFkZTdhOXdoNDhteWF3cWNnZjh4eXB4d21qd3ExZnBhdWthenppNCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/1hMk0bfsSrG32Nhd5K/200w.webp
theSpinnerBoy
As a history nerd, Gibbon is the best! Every sentence is so finely crafted
Kyzyl
bra·chi·ate
verb
/ˈbrākēˌāt/
(of certain apes) move by using the arms to swing from branch to branch.
"the gibbons brachiate energetically across their enclosure"
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
And the lesser apes are the only ones to truly do it. Their shoulders can swivel around 180°, unlike the rest of the apes, who can only swivel at their wrists. That's why gibbons are the absolute experts at swinging through the trees.
LinemanMatt
And their hands lock hooked, to naturally avoid being able to lose grip mid-swing.
Kbantar
So rude that we call them, lesser apes.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
It just means they're little. :) It's not a value judgement. Like the "least weasel" is the *most* adorable weasel, even though it's the least amount of weasel you can get.
HypnagogicHallucinations
Always choose the lesser of two weasels.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Important life advice right here.