Cute Gibbons Playing & Climbing

A gibbon is any of approximately 20 species of small apes found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Gibbons, like the great apes (gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, and bonobos), have a humanlike build and no tail, but gibbons seem to lack higher cognitive abilities and self-awareness. They also differ from great apes in having longer arms, dense hair, and a throat sac used for amplifying sound. Gibbon voices are loud, are musical in tone, and carry over long distances. The most characteristic vocalization is the “great call,” usually a duet in which the female leads and the male joins in with less-complex notes, used as a territorial marker by both sexes.
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[@bernardoriper5127]

be human: work, have social interaction, suffer, pay bills, resposibility be gibbon: UUUUOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA UUUUOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA UUUUOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA

[@bilixyz]

I WANT TO BECOME GIBBON PLEASE HOW DO I RETURN TO MONKE

[@vividvulpe9842]

@@bilixyz *Lesser Ape.

[@totallyoutveline8899]

@@vividvulpe9842 you must be fun at parties

[@vividvulpe9842]

@@totallyoutveline8899 I’m introverted. But I can be a good entertainer

[@vividvulpe9842]

@@totallyoutveline8899 My response is more out of respect for the species, not out of being a dick.

[@jotalagarta]

3:23 is just SPECTACULAR

[@kandels3195]

at this point they are just showin off lol

[@tawon1984]

J unique cartwheels 🤸‍♂️

[@mrblue7149]

For real

[@jessewru6425]

10\10 car alarm wails

[@cringystingy8025]

Bruh upside down cartwheels, what even

[@erinmiller1433]

Their swinging is so fluid and effortless, it’s almost as if they’re flying.

[@lilmissbloodbath89]

It reminds me of Spiderman lol!

[@FakeSugarVillain]

Gibbon baby walks towards orangutan Gibbon mom *NOPE*

[@newpage6441]

«Please do not disturb mister orangutan»

[@thedbq1]

gibbon mom knows better not to disturb orangutan

[@lollol5234]

Racism?

[@RobertSmith-le8wp]

Aren’t Orangutans one of the chilliest primates ? I knows Gibbons are very good natured for one of the lesser apes

[@thijsmallekote1977]

Awesome. What I was looking for

[@gastonbell108]

The fluidity of their movement, even on the ground, is insane. They're like a bundle of fast-twitch muscles.

[@bhopirl4552]

Literally, animals have much higher distribution of fast twitch fibers compared to humans

[@kristianspot2683]

What about sloth. Haha

[@joelmattsson9353]

@@bhopirl4552 that depends entirely on the species of animal. Humans are probably on the lower end of the spectrum, but so are dogs and wolves, because they, like us, are built for endurance.

[@bhopirl4552]

@@joelmattsson9353 yeah true, i just meant in general, monke especially

[@treystephens6166]

@@bhopirl4552 uh oh 🦧💨

[@ligit2758]

I absolutely adore how quickly they sit down. Just so strange yet hilarious to me

[@oliwakulla3341]

They know exactly what they wanna do

[@jimmyboy131]

Like a computer game scripted animation.

[@DrCheddarBaptisteAlligator9]

They sit down like they’re late and try to make you think they’ve been there the whole time

[@Micropterus06]

World champions at musical chairs

[@AmanYadav-vu2ol]

4:00 how they beutifuly sat for the lunch 😍

[@bhanunautiyal1482]

Ah yes

[@Mr.Oct___]

Watching them swing around is unreal.

[@skycorrigan6511]

So smooth and Effortless

[@dannyboots]

I can do that

[@curtblack686]

that gibbons knows no fear

[@X3MAntics]

So beautiful just the way they flow. The power of their arms are preposterous. We're such weak creatures in comparison.

[@kingcrimsonrequiem2959]

dannyboots I bet you can but could do it as gracefully and as comedically as a gibbon

[@steelerpat33]

NOW I KNOW WHO REALLY INVENTED THE REAL CAR ALARM

[@_-AB-_]

Yes! I was thinking exactly the same thing. Did they learn it or is it natural!!

[@Jitsnapping904]

Lmfao yes!!

[@Jitsnapping904]

@@_-AB-_ natural

[@DEEPAK_GURJAR.]

And pistol toys

[@megajanninatorable]

Yes sounds a bit like police sirens - maybe its a warning cry and thats why sirens sound this way today!

[@dirt_dert_durt]

let's all take a moment and appreciate that there is no royalty free music in the background

[@fangrowls6336]

Underrated

[@SpartanBagelMan]

WELL SAID

[@Nathanatos22]

Preach

[@CursedMudflap]

Ukulele whistling music...lol

[@ElisFidandro]

It's fashinating to listen natural environment ,, When two gibbons, male and female, chase each other and sing in tune, it means that they are a steady couple, and unlike other monkeys, they remain united for life, and every year their song becomes more and more in tune.

[@thailandwild4897]

I love gibbons. When I'm filming in the forest, it's great to hear them singing in the morning. I was lucky enough to film a pair of them feeding on fruit in a tree that was full of beehives. The bees got on to them, and the gibbons had to swing like crazy to get out of there.

[@SalemSphynx]

Thats awesome you get to see them in person but hope they didn't get stung!!!

[@thailandwild4897]

@@SalemSphynx On that occasion, I think the gibbons might have picked up a sting or two judging by the way they were moving to get away!! The rainy season has just finished here in Thailand, so I will be back in the forest a lot over the next few months and hope to get some more gibbon film.

[@shirleytrost4553]

Gibbons seemed to show so much love and affection towards their babies

[@atmaminuzzamankislu1837]

shirley Trost you guys did filming

[@nafuregal1288]

How can anyone NOT w babies that cute! :)

[@BeanOnTheFlipside]

Just like humans

[@michellebohn2434]

They are not nasty, like the nasty baby Macaques! So good with their young. The babies are just adorable 😍❤️

[@emanuelegaddi1215]

Well... they are apes, so it's nothing new nor outstanding

[@Swerve_City]

The distance is cleared @2:24 is insane. Fascinating creatures.

[@righteousone8454]

4:57 - When you run out of the shower naked past the open window facing street to get your boxers on the chair.

[@alricpage1666]

yoooo ahahahaha

[@Ba_sit]

😂😂😂

[@podente2]

1:52 this one was straight up flexing

[@ELPERRODELMAL]

If i could climb like that i'd flex all the time

[@THEE.apples]

Fr

[@slyghost6577]

That was awesome.

[@SAMMIsLIFE]

Right, he was totally showin off 😆

[@justosteveo6595]

A complete flex lmao

[@SSingh-mr9yt]

Way they walk is hilarious 😂

[@nataliaturner4845]

lol I know :) Everything they do is so adorable = my favorite apes 🥰

[@sukhoilauncher9925]

i'd like to believe that gibbons were used to make laser noises in a sci-fi movie at least once

[@moddedpan4252]

I love how daintily they ate off the plate, like they were making sure not to make a mess out of the food

[@blakes8901]

If you look closely near the end of that clip you can see the closer one holding their hand out over the food debating which part they wanted to eat next

[@Lazris59]

It was unnerving how familiar that was. I've seen that a lot during the holidays. People picking what pieces of food they want carefully just like those two did. Very human like behavior but it's not surprising since we are both primates and even further as we are both apes.

[@tiramisu8359]

i think these guys are the best tree climber. so agile and fast.

[@lonewild8894]

Go Google for more interesting facts about them

[@lark3414]

Movements are so graceful yet they are freaking STRONG

[@Splexsychiick]

@@lark3414 Lol I just watch a video of a Gibbon face planting the ground. So I dont know about graceful

[@lark3414]

@@Splexsychiick Survival of the fittest.

[@Victor-xs7gf]

@@Splexsychiick was it the one with the hedgehog by any chance? Lol

[@taterboob]

I’ve never seen a baby gibbon until now. Those little guys are ridiculously cute.

[@quinnporter289]

5:02 that mf Walking like the gta monkey playermodel

[@bandanasaikia6048]

🤣🤣

[@kimberlyduede4991]

3:43 I'll never get to know what one of the troubles is

[@thesatsumonster]

I actually saw the full video. The trouble they’re talking about is habitat loss because gibbons live their whole lives in trees and humans use trees a lot for manufacturing. They continue to say that the conservation that takes care of said gibbons sources any tree based products from trees that the gibbons in the wild specifically don’t use, so it won’t deprive them of a home :)

[@itsmediobitch9054]

@@thesatsumonster thank god people like u exist

[@CursedMudflap]

That smol gibbon at the beginning is so adorable!

[@righteousone8454]

0:03 "Leave that nice lady alone, sweetie"

[@bmell1252]

Omg! 03:22 Awesome “up-side-down” cartwheels on a rope! Looks like fun!!!

[@totallyoutveline8899]

Yeah that was sick

[@spookyscaryskeletons578]

What a showoff!

[@holdyourhorsesbru3420]

I love how the walky waky so fast and then BLOP sit down with knees against them hueheueh so cute

[@xstingrayx]

4:29 I'm still trying to copy and learn this skill. with this talking technique i will stand up suddenly in a negotiation and produce these sounds. everyone will just lower their gaze and be silent in fear. when i'm done, i'll state my claim and everyone will agree on it in awestruck.

[@biohazard2024]

hilarious

[@henrikandreason7261]

4:20 that slow-mo shout when the other just watches him XD

[@bosnahYUG]

the slow mo shout was scary its like seeing a human scream heeeeej

[@flywielubitz2852]

aahahaha

[@TheOneEyedMac]

Bro, that fucking face man, I love it!

[@itsmediobitch9054]

HA

[@filasophies4423]

0:11 “Hey Mr Orangutan..........Mr Orangutan...........MR ORANGUTAN”

[@bandanasaikia6048]

🤣🤣

[@enderethan144]

I just love how they seem to never get tired after swinging and running around for so long.

[@odebral6727]

1:09 so that's how they got that obi wan sound in star wars IV

[@douglasharley2440]

1:52 that's simply AMAZING how effortlessly he is moving through the branches! lol, i bet that thing would rip a strong man's arms right off without even trying hard.

[@theamazingangstyteen-man3535]

Quit that clown talk

[@douglasharley2440]

@@theamazingangstyteen-man3535 lol, stfu doofus!...no one is interested in your bs opinions.

[@thebeanz6593]

The only apes that can rip off a human limb are humans gorillas and orangutans but of course it would take lots of time for all 3 to actually rip a limb off and its a trash way to fight

[@thebeanz6593]

@@douglasharley2440 gibbons are the size of a dog lol 1 smack n he dead stop making humans be weak and animals strong lol

[@douglasharley2440]

@@thebeanz6593 lol, stfu idiot. you don't have any understanding of biophysics, just videogames.

[@chickenwings2352]

The swinging gets more impressive when you imagine yourself in their place

[@lagubrok92]

They are so cheeky and like to tease everything. LOL

[@michellebohn2434]

They sound like an alarm going off, especially when all of them sound off. My cats ran to the screen to see what was making the noise..so cute.

[@atomicsnowflake]

They play tag, just like little schoolchildren.

[@BabyMonkeyDefender]

I adore the gibbon songs! What might be just noise to some people, is an amazing ability in those strange but beautiful creatures. They sing in unison, and have an uncanny ability to interject and follow the other in the vocals. Fascinating.

[@nickhowatson4745]

they sing in duets with their life partner.

[@ritamccomas9271]

​@@nickhowatson4745in which the female is the dominant one of the two. What she wants, she gets, she eats first, she begins their duet vocals. Really fascinating to watch

[@ScreamingScallop]

5:23 (man whistles) Whooping Gibbon: (glares at man) "Dude, that's just sad."

[@MelancholyCrypto]

They deserve to have so much more! I wish zoos were less like jails and more like open habitat.

[@christhe2dprotogen511]

Well most are, some zoos have a area where people see the animals and a areas where the animals can go to that’s away from people, there’s still a fence of course

[@JackTheStrippa]

The one swinging kept looking back like "Oh this doesn't impress you? Ok watch me go higher!...ooh still not impressed huh?.... how bout this?!"

[@zelvin5147]

1:11 they sound like tools you would hear at the dentist

[@scholarwhip6557]

Just gave me Ptsd back when I was like 10 and they would strap me down because I hated the dentist 😂

[@scholarwhip6557]

1:23

[@kokoki7185]

*The police*

[@nytrodioxide]

God yeah. When they drill into your molars...

[@rimacalid6557]

Someone went to dentist just recently!

[@salt_1178]

schlibbon

[@twedo_]

The gift that keeps on gibbon

[@inutsuki5276]

monkey lamp

[@rickydesilva]

Parkour Kings

[@broly425]

@SuckaWid BiggyStiff is this some sorta dad joke? Giraffes can't climb

[@ganachalega2238]

@@broly425 loiplpliluliloli ppp

[@lofii.]

3:47 is me when i see food at family gatherings

[@reasonablyserious]

Or just after the predator has left the house, double cheeseburgers with no pickles, the fries might be cold though

[@itsmediobitch9054]

HAHAHA LOL

[@j.briscoe9166]

I’d love to swing through trees like that all day it looks so fun, god please make me a gibbon🤣

[@shockofthenew]

ikr, the way they move is so effortless it just looks like so much fun!

[@azhdarchidae66]

i want to be gibbon too

[@omgbuffy2276]

I want to be one too in my next life

[@megs4193]

They are magic, and for some reason their sound is so soothing, they're like birds 🤗🤗💞✨.

[@spencerthegarfieldfanboy]

Yeah *OOOOOGH* is very soothing Can sleep to that

[@KillerFix24]

It’s amazing how their coats stay unmatted

[@Steve48083]

They literally use their arms to catapult themselves around crazy

[@jamierichardson5748]

I never thought I'd actually say something like this, but the gibbon is my spirit animal.

[@Blueknight1960]

Why? Because you saw them on youtube?

[@thijsmallekote1977]

Its so calming to see them Gibbons sit and eat without any hasty movements or trying to snatch the food away so 1 could have more to itself. A peacefull dinner with the gibbons, wouldnt that be a treat if you encountered compassionate gibbons in the wild 😂😂 Imagine going somewhere for a picknic and a cute gibbon couple squats next to you to enjoy the meal together 😂

[@annrockwell461]

They are very interesting animals

[@duckbizniz663]

The speed and confidence the gibbons have traveling with their hands & arms, and swinging from branch to branch. The primate hand is amazing in its ability to grasp and manipulate things.

[@razanraghad3040]

WoW these are probably the most amazing beautiful creatures I’ve ever seen

[@maenad1231]

I’m honored to be in the same super-fam as these living stuffed animals

[@SimOmega47]

1:52 Their movement is incredible. You not only need phenomenal strength and balance, but also brainpower, to calculate so fast the distance, angle of every branch in sight to choose your path, and the everchanging physics of your own movement. And no mistake is allowed, since you're always at deadly fall height... 0_0 They must have a huge part of their brain dedicated to visual treatment and space&physics perception.

[@b.o.4469]

It's pretty familiar with the enclosure at this point

[@robbiethecontroller9642]

I like how lanky there arms are. :)

[@itsmediobitch9054]

Lol ye

[@kkttss1928]

That one was giving that cat hell!

[@kingkay8272]

3:23 I've never seen a cartwheel rope swing😂

[@creativeikem1401]

They are so damn agile and quick. Really one of my fav species of primates.

[@nafuregal1288]

Thank you, God, for all these magnificent, beautiful creatures!

[@spec14]

chuckle sandwich first episode G I B B O N S

[@chrispitts4884]

Love their singing! Such an amazing animal.

[@Redsavina]

So beautiful. Love how maternal these mother's are towards their babies. Just too darn cute!

[@gregd3551]

"Hey look.....food......." "Zat ours?' "Yeah.........I think so................try dis" "Oh yeah, let's eat..."

[@name-uh5ee]

4:58 Anime running monkey

[@bandanasaikia6048]

🤣

[@Encourageable]

They have Gibbons at the zoo in my town - I couldn’t believe how loud they are - it’s amazing when they get going.

[@ScrumSoLoud]

I like how the mom at the start is just like "you mustn't"

[@dontsubscribetome3262]

The baby gibbon showing the cat who is boss tho💀

[@colinageda2649]

These are some of the sounds of nature we should be hearing.

[@oothmansahabdulalim9319]

In Perlis, northern Malaysia, the gibbons are usually found in dense jungle surrounded by limestone hills. They are very active and vocal early in the morning. Their booming calls would be echoing against the limestone hils and you couldn't figure it out where it is coming from.

[@chrisy9461]

I love the sound of them I could listen to them all day They sound just like the jungle u hear them & u can imagine u being there 🐒🐒🐒🐒♥️♥️

[@greenman6141]

Their graceful abilities are matched only by their fantastic desire to play.. I've seen a gibbon continually drop down from a tree to pull the tails of three young tigers, then dart back up to JUST a hair above the reach of their claws.

[@Lightwish01]

Do you ever notice that the baby gibbon is actually SMILING in some of the video shots? Whether this is connected to the emotion of happiness is unknown, but it might be! Regardless, it sure does look cute when you see a baby gibbon smiling!

[@NikkieRoxxx]

Simians dont smile, it's a fear grimace

[@bad3216]

it is true that most ape species consider smiling with teeth a sign of submission

[@crkcrk702]

@@bad3216 agressivity*

[@truasnan8428]

the way that little gibbon runs is funny asf 😂

[@visorview9651]

They swing like Spider-Man without spider web.

[@493HZ]

I love that the cat is up against something more agile than it loooool he didn't know what to do

[@brocksampson3405]

The sounds they make. From sounding like a sweet-sounding police siren to sounding like birds. Kind of cool. But man look how cute their babies are.

[@simonphoenix3789]

wow seeing them swing so effortlessly is incredible.. that must be so much fun.

[@Planet-of-the-Gibbons]

In the first part, the naughty baby gibbon is desperate to play with the baby orangutan, but his protective mother is trying to keep her baby away from the possible danger! Awesome video.

[@douglasharley2440]

what cool creatures! you can clearly see shared emotional/behavioral characteristics between us and them.

[@Vejur9000]

Gibbons are magical. Just magical creatures in nature. So beautiful.

[@cheeriosflakes5768]

Gibbons are showoffs haha, a few weeks ago I discovered this specie of ape existed been amazed since!!

[@SpaceNStuff]

I have just decided that these animals are my spirit animals

[@Foxxtrott1100]

Their climbing prowess is astonishing.

[@michellebohn2434]

I have alot of respect for these wild animals. I love watching them in the videos.

[@loudog5579]

1:30 is my mum shouting me out the window when am on the next street because my tea is ready

[@waynerainey2606]

The Black ones toward the end have hair cuts like my Grandfather used to wear or him like them lol. I call that the Shemp cut [from the 3 stooges] lol It's so funny, every time they run, up go the arms..... you can't help but laugh. With those long spindly arms the Gibbon looks ridiculous doing anything but swinging, I think they even beat the spider monkey with it's prehensile tail!

[@sivajisanapala8969]

1:53 felt like, I was watching some smooth animation.

[@breathethesun1605]

This climbing and swinging is truely amazing.

[@ScottTheAngel]

They make great Star Wars sound effects.

[@flyingcapsicum]

Such amazing creatures! Their singing is like birdsong, so nice to listen to. The fluidity with which they swing around is just beautiful. With their proportions they remind me of a cute, fluffy version of SCP-096 XD

[@definitelyhuman661]

Watching them swing through trees is hypnotic.

[@greenman6141]

Imagine being a new born, and having a lovely mother covered soft fur to cling to and cuddle with!

[@antihero1757]

5:25 whistle.. gibbons : what the hell is that sound??

[@lucaslagunzad3005]

2:21 that was smooth

[@Angie-vc4dv]

OMG will you look at that little face its the cutest thing i have ever seen wow he or she is so cute and adorable i love how they always want to play very cheeky i love them

[@_netbot]

Wow I can't believe they actually sit down and take the time to eat unlike most monkeys who would have ripped apart that table to shreds beyond belief leaving not a crumb behind while they all fight for it

[@alix6361]

im jus waiting for the chuckle sandwich viewers

[@yourwattpadmafiahusband2496]

The way they swing around is amazing wow 😂😂😂

[@IndianBirdVideos]

First time I saw a gibbon in the wild I could not believe the ease with which they move around the trees

[@karaamundson3964]

Gibbons delight me. I know that they are mischievous but they are also mysterious. And those extraordinary movements!! When I was preparing to move from my small Mojave Desert hometown to the WA northwest, my cousin and I had Chinese food and he revealed a wonderful idea he had... A stadium with an overhead track, and padded metal arm extenders with hand grips, to be operated with one's own hands. Using these, a person could swing freely and with great speed around the track (or tracks), not unlike roller- or iceskating but in the air. And what would these extenders be called? *GIBBONARMS!!!* For years I believed in the joyous potential of GibbonArms until cost-benefit and insurance realities caught up with me. It was a bit like a kid finding out that Santa is your parents.