Black-Crested Gibbon

• Common Name: Black Crested Gibbon
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1826
• Monkey Size: 43.54 to 43.54 cm (17.21 to 17.21 in)
• Skin Color(s): Black and yellowish-beige
• Habitat: Rainforests
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: China, Laos, Vietnam

Black-crested Gibbons^[1] (Nomascus concolor) are mainly found in southern China (Yunnan) and some distribution areas in northwestern Laos and northern Vietnam.

• Black-crested gibbons live in deciduous, evergreen, and semi-evergreen forests of mountainous and subtropical regions.
• The males are all black with hairless black faces, while the females are yellowish-beige with hairless black faces and black markings on the top of the head, abdomen, and chest.
• Females and males usually weigh between 7 and 10 kg. Like all gibbons, black-crested gibbons have a long arm length relative to body size.

• Black-crested gibbons exhibit sexual dichromatism, with the male being entirely black, while the female is yellowish or tan in color with variable black markings.
• The species are forest dwellers and are known for swinging their long arms between jungle branches, a method of locomotion referred to as brachiation.
• They live in small family groups comprising a monogamous female and male and their young.
• These monkeys mainly live in trees, and the group sleeps and forages among the trees.
• Led by the female, the breeding pair usually partakes in powerful morning songs that echo eerily through the forest.