Gibbons singen

Schopfgibbons singen im Duett. Die Gesänge finden meist in den frühen Morgenstunden und am Abend statt. Sie dienen dazu, das eigene Revier akustisch zu markieren, haben paaranzeigende Funktion und stärken möglicherweise auch den Zusammenhalt in der Familie. Weibchen und Männchen singen unterschiedliche Strophen, die sich nach festen Regeln abwechseln.

[katyalupochev]

I love their big floppy, goofy hands so much.

[ees]

I lived near a Zoo once - woke up to the sounds of these magnificent fellas during summer time from time to time 😂

[warrenwickremesooriya]

Someone needs to give them a record deal - fantastic

[SAMMIsLIFE]

Sounds like a firetruck, car alarm, dolphin, and a crazy bird all in one lol

[marymactavish]

I had to share this with my son, because I think this is what he wants to be when he grows up.

[zedpwner]

For those of you wondering they do this to enhance their bond with each other

[rhodesshah]

Fabulous creatures, difficult to imagine a world without the sight and sound of these Lovely animals.

[Funtimeanimator]

We SERIOUSLY need to protect these guys ✊

[MusicalMaestro]

and all this time im thinking these tropical sounds came from birds

[Navarre]

Ich habe mal, sicher knapp 20 Jahre her, eine Doku über Gibbons gesehen, in der ein Forscher prüfte, ob in einem Waldstück welche vorkamen, indem er den arttypischen Gesang imitierte. Eine seit langem in einem Reststück Regenwald isolierte, schon länger quasi resignierte und daher plusminus verstummte Gruppe besuchte er auch und sang auch denen was vor. Die armen Tiere waren so triebgestaut auf den Austausch dieser Kommunikationsform, dass sie wohl die nächsten drei Tage nicht mehr zu singen aufhörten....
Das hat mir einigermaßen das Herz gebrochen, und noch heute kriege ich deswegen wässrige Augen, wenn ich Gibbons singen höre. Ist grausam, was wir in unserer augen- und hirnlosen Gier der Welt antun.
Wenn ich nur an die Indris auf Madagaskar denke- welch allein Magie wir uns selbst berauben! Geschweige denn der Vielfalt der Welt und des Lebens. Wir sind so gnadenlos dumm!

[ProphetsAmongUs]

I love those things they are adorable.

[cello]

I have listened to these animals for many, many hours and have discovered that this (very loud) singing is a complex, detailed language. In towns and villages these sympathetic, wise beings would go nuts. Anger, sadness, confusion sounds terrible. We could learn from them if we didn't put ourselves above them.

[jenneldoodeldoo]

I live near a zoo, so this sound is my alarm clock in summer :)

[lihlikhayatoto]

Very beautiful in Africa we have many animals with beautiful sounds
If it was in my town
We'd give them gibbons a lovely name which represents an animal who makes lovely pleasing sounds

[larisamusina]

Мне нравится их пение, такие чистые звуки!

[Karin_Allen]

Imagine you're on the first night of your vacation in Southeast Asia, you're getting settled in a nice little bungalow and expecting a peaceful stay in an exotic location, and suddenly you hear this outside...

[duncan]

Everybody gangsta until the trees start speaking car alarm

[samakrosario]

Absolutely amazing, I have never seen a Singing Gibbons before, just incredible...

[victoriafarley]

Reminds me of mornings when I worked at Roger Williams Park Zoo. Now when I visit, I do the female singing, and the new female gibbon there will come right up to the glass!

[LordProteus]

God damn I didn't know Gibbons had such huge deadly looking fangs. They've got those silly little pug faces...