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Gibbon

Gibbons are small apes of the species Hylobates[?]. They are also called lesser apes, and differ from great apes in being smaller and generally monogamous and in not making nests. They are classified as follows.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Mammalia

Order Primates

Family Hylobatidae

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