Agile Gibbon
(黑手長臂猿)
Agile Gibbon
Agile Gibbons have thick and colorful fur. The male ones have white eyebrows and cheeks, and the female ones only have white eyebrows.
Agile Gibbons are apes rather than monkeys because they don’t have tails. They are thin and light and live in family groups. Agile Gibbons are dependent on their partners. Every family is composed of a pair of adult Agile Gibbons and their children, and every family has their own living area. They will make sounds every morning to protect their territory.
Agile Gibbons live in the forests in hot places, such as Malaysia and Sumatra. In the forests, Agile Gibbons use their long arms to go through trees gracefully for about 15 meters long, which is called "Brachiation."
Agile Gibbons eat fruits, leaves, and insects.
Anecdotes
⦿ Agile Gibbons look like acrobats in the circus. Agile Gibbons are clever, and they like to run on the pipes.
⦿ Agile Gibbons would hide in the holes for a while sometimes, and then make an entrance to the open field, acting like a professional performer.
Basic Vocabulary
ape (n.) 猿
A ape had just eaten my breakfast!
feature (n.) 特色
It is important to know your own feature.
meter (n.) 公尺
This rope is one meter long.
base (v.) 以...做基礎
This movie is based on a true story.
dependent (adj.) 依賴的
We need to learn not to be so dependent on our parents.
partner (n.) 配偶
After the wedding, Jane became Jack's partner.
pair (n.) 一對
There's a new pair of shoes on the table.
adult (n.) 成人
This place is so dangerous that only adults can enter it.
area (n.) 範圍、領域
Please do not move the things in this area.
protect (v.) 保護
The prince protected the princess from being hit by the witch.
gracefully (adv.) 優雅地
Clare can dance gracefully.
eyebrow (n.) 眉毛
She has beautiful eyebrows.
Advanced Vocabulary
territory (n.) 領土 、範圍
My friends and I have a territory to keep our toys.
Malaysia (n.) 馬來西亞
I was born in Malaysia.
Sumatra (n.) 蘇門答臘
We have planned to go to Sumatra in summer vacation.