Gibbon

Fossilised APE tooth unearthed in India belongs to the gibbon ancestor

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A newly discovered fossilised ape tooth found in India is the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon and it lived 13 million years ago, study finds.  The fossil belongs to a new species of ape named Kapi ramnagarensis and was discovered by fossil hunters at the Ramnager dig site in northern India. Experts from … Read more

Hope the Hainan Gibbon can be saved from extinction 

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‘World’s rarest primate’ makes a comeback: Discovery of a breeding pair of Hainan Gibbons raises hopes the critically endangered species can be saved from extinction There were less than ten Hainan Gibbons in the world in the 1970s Huge conservation effort has seen this figure stabilise and swell to around 30   A new breeding pair has … Read more