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Encyclopedia > Gibbon (disambiguation)

A gibbon is a type of ape. Genera Hylobates Hoolock Nomascus Symphalangus Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae. ...


However, Gibbon may also refer to:

See also Gibbons. Edward Gibbon (1737–1794). ... Roger Gibbon (born March 9, 1944) is a retired track cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964. ... Lewis Grassic Gibbon (13 February 1901 - 7 February 1935), born James Leslie Mitchell was a Scottish writer. ... Gibbon is a city located in Sibley County, Minnesota. ... Gibbon is a city located in Buffalo County, Nebraska. ... Gibbon (Martin Blank) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article is about minor Dark wizards from the Harry Potter series. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Ubuntu (IPA pronunciation , often pronounced in North America) is a predominantly desktop-oriented Linux distribution, based on Debian GNU/Linux but with a stronger focus on usability, regular releases, and ease of installation. ... Ubuntu (IPA pronunciation ) is a predominantly desktop-oriented Linux distribution, based on Debian GNU/Linux but with a stronger focus on usability, regular releases, and ease of installation. ... This article discusses the Goodies trio and the origins of their comedy TV series For information about the television series, see The Goodies (TV series) The Goodies are a trio of British comedians (Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie), who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British... Famous people named Gibbons include: Billy Gibbons, guitarist for ZZ Top Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960), American art director Christopher Gibbons (1615 - 1676), English composer, son of Orlando Dave Gibbons, British writer and artist of comics Edward Stanley Gibbons (1840-1913), philatelist and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd. ...


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Gibbon Summary (987 words)
Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae.
Gibbons are masters of their primary mode of locomotion, brachiation, swinging from branch to branch distances of up to 15 m (50 ft), at speeds as much as 56 km/h (35 mph).
Gibbons have the typical nose of catarrhine primates with nostrils that are close together and face forward and slightly downward.
gibbon - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about gibbon (293 words)
They eat mainly fruit and move with great agility through the trees by swinging from branch to branch suspended by their long arms – this is known as brachiation.
Gibbons are found from Assam through the Malay peninsula to Borneo, but are becoming rare, with certain species classified as endangered.
At the basis of the works of all the modern historians from Gibbon to Buckle, despite their seeming disagreements and the apparent novelty of their outlooks, lie those two old, unavoidable assumptions.
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