Gibbons Are Real Tree Experts. They need to be because they travel by swinging from branch to branch and tree to tree by using their incredibly strong arms. This method of locomotion is called brachiation. Humans also do this (remember “monkey bars) but are only a fraction as amazing as gibbons. Gibbons need strong arms because they’re apes and apes do not have tails so they use their arms to travel high in the canopy of rainforests. This is a #repost from@grp_phuket via @PhotoAroundApp The way that gibbons swing through tree canopies is called brachiating and they can move up to 56km per hour (35 miles per hour) and have been known to swing distances of up to 15 metres (that’s nearly 50 feet)! #funfactWednesday #fun #fact #Swinging #gibbons #gibbonrehabilitationproject #grp #conservation #thailand #phuket #southeastasia #warf #brachiating #sofast #stretchyarms #notmonkeys #apes #whitehandedgibbons #keepwildlifewild #wildlife #ArmchairNaturalist #ISawGibbobsInIndonesiaAndThailand #MyFavoritePrimate https://www.instagram.com/p/B81clKJAwVa/?igshid=iwqr02tugyuj
