LONDON -- Researchers in China claim they have identified a new species of gibbon in the remote forests along its border with Burma - and have named it after Star Wars character Luke Skywalker.

Global study on gibbon genomes has revealed that the deletion of a specific 205-base pair (bp) sequence in the Sonic Hedgehog ...

The image in question is genuine and features a gibbon, a primate known as a "lesser ape." Humans are also considered primates but belong to a subset of species known as the "greater apes." Living ...

Researchers have uncovered the skull and jaw of a now-extinct, but never-before-seen genus of gibbon, which they've named Junzi imperialis. Importantly, the remains -- which were uncovered from a ...

In the remote rainforests of Vietnam, the “king of the swingers” was thought to have gone extinct. Cao vit gibbons, or eastern black crested gibbons, have maintained incredibly small populations ...

In the green tree canopies of forested areas in Myanmar, you might wake up to the sounds of skywalker gibbons singing love songs. Gibbons start their day with passionate duets. Though these love songs ...

Two infant siamang gibbons cling to each other. Barely 6 months old, their lanky limbs entwine their tiny bodies as they ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed a special new addition this month: a baby white-handed gibbon, a type of ape native to Southeast Asia The zoo team named the baby Eros after the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — For the first time in nearly 28 years, a rare white-handed gibbon was born at Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach Saturday. The newborn ape can be seen hugging onto ...

In the northern forests of Vietnam, a tiny primate baby marks a landmark for a critically endangered species. Quentin Dang via Unsplash In the remote rainforests of Vietnam, the “king of the swingers” ...