Talk:Gibbon

Gibbon wall partitions at the Met?

I removed this edit for comment here.

<<Some say the Gibbon wall partitions (New York Metropolitan Museum of Art) reveal the true dual nature of the gibbon: troublesome yet speculative -- a notion that is highly debated to this day.>>

I also note the quality of that editor's other changes to Wikipedia. The Gibbon wall partitions at the Met may be notable enough for exposition in Wikipedia. But we would need some citations, such as perhaps a picture from the Met Website. Nevertheless, even if the Gibbon wall partitions at the Met are both 1) notable and 2) supported, still the Gibbon wall partitions have nothing to do with the "gibbons" that are the small apes in the family Hylobatidae. Any ideas? --Rednblu 20:21, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

social

Are gibbons social animals? The article doesn't say.--24.52.254.62 18:56, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, and I've updated the article. - UtherSRG (talk) 19:42, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

I would like to know a bit more about that. I noticed the pairing ritual at the zoo where the male approached the female while doing gymnastic tricks and immediately started playing with the females genitale organs. The female rejected the male. A few hours later when we saw these two apes again the female was eating, I noticed that the female didn't share food. The flirting of the male earlier made me think that these animals are socially developed so now I wonder if these animals are socially that developed that they have some leve of empathy. Do gibbons share food? Do they comfort each other when one is afraid? How well are they socially developed compared to gorilla's and elephants?

193.190.253.147 (talk) 02:41, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Is there a collective noun for a group of gibbons?--88.105.124.56 (talk) 20:58, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Nomascus hainanus

Groves vide Wilson & Reeder (2005) recognized Nomascus hainanus as a separate valid species and treated N. nasutus as a subspecies of N. concolor. This is based on his revision of the gibbon family (Groves, 2001).

Groves, C.P. 2001. Primate Taxonomy. Smithsonian Institute Press: Washington, D.C.

Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 178-181. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

Therefore, revise the species listing. 72.194.116.63 02:31, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Vahe Demirjian 18.28 21 February 2007.

However, Geissman revised after that, and Mootnick and Groves revises Hoolock as well. What was here before your edit was more uptodate than your edit, so I revert. - UtherSRG (talk) 04:15, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Assessment

I rated this article as "high" importance, but I am wondering if it should actually be "top". Any thoughts? Rlendog (talk) 01:30, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

I agree that it should be top. Any existing ape Family should be of top importance. − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 22:09, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Clarification

(From the article) "One unique aspect of gibbon physiology is that the wrist is composed of a ball and socket joint" Unique among whom? Primates? All mammals? Might be obvious to a zoologist but to the average reader such as myself... Hadrian89 (talk) 23:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

As the lower arm consists of paired bones and the hand even more, it is difficult to understand how all these are articulated using "a ball and socket" - this really needs some better explantion and convincing citation.--88.105.124.56 (talk) 20:57, 6 December 2009 (UTC)