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.

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 ...

Since 2000, areas like northern Vietnam have experienced a 22% decrease in tree cover, which means less space for the black crested gibbon to live and thrive. Deforestation can be due to human ...

(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 ...

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.