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Description:MaleandfemaleWhite-cheekedGibbonshavedifferentcolouredfur​.Themale'sbodyiscoveredwithblackfur,withwhitecheeksandablackcrest ...

Infants are blonde so that they can first camouflage against their mother, then they darken to camouflage in the forest.

Description: Male and female White-cheeked Gibbons have different coloured hair. The male’s body is covered with black hair, with white cheeks and a black crest on its head. The female is a golden colour with a black face and no crest. Babies have a blonde coat that turns black over the first two years of life. When they reach sexual maturity, the males stay black but the females change back to the golden colour.

Diet: White-cheeked Gibbons are omnivores and spend most of their time looking for fruit in the canopy. However, they also eat leaves, flowers and insects. In the wild: Very little is known about White-cheeked Gibbons. They very rarely come down to the ground, preferring to spend most of their time in the forest canopy. Th...