The image in question is genuine and features a gibbon, a primate known as a "lesser ape." Humans are also considered primates but belong to a subset of species known as the "greater apes.

Gibbons are among the smallest apes ... because their habitat is threatened by human activities such as deforestation, mining and road construction.

A baby gibbon may be cute, but as it grows, it becomes much harder for a human owner to control. Sadly, it’s the gibbon’s unique song that puts them in danger from poachers. Poachers will ...

The researchers can see similarities between crested gibbon and human dances, but presume that they evolved independently of each other. This conclusion is based, among other things, on the fact ...

A new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution suggests it belongs to an early hylobatid, the family of primates that includes 20 species of living gibbons found throughout Southeast Asia.

(SOUNDBITE OF WHITE-HANDED GIBBON WHOOPING) SHAPIRO ... Ravignani says the study bolsters the idea that the building blocks of human musical and rhythmic abilities can be found in other species.

Kai Caspar, a zoologist at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany, and colleagues analyzed the stylized movements of certain gibbons. They found that the key characteristics of human ...

Male and female lar gibbons sing duets with notes that are synchronised and occur at regular intervals. These are rhythmic qualities similar to those found in human songs, which could hint at an ...