Gibbons can easily span a gap of 30 feet between one tree and another. The vigorously territorial male can spend over half an hour each morning calling and displaying. Learn about the baby name Gibbons including baby name meaning, gender, origin, and more. It is estimated that during this hunt where the mother falls from the tree, the baby dies in at least three out of four cases, and the rest of the group is condemned to certain death. UPDATE: The Assiniboine Park Zoo announced the winning selection in an online poll to name a baby gibbon born in February. This is the third offspring for Gracie and the newborn's dad Spike. Baby Clothing(0-12) Baby Girl Baby Boy Baby Basics (Unisex) Layette 0-9M Baby Gear & Accessories Accessories Bath & Safety Blankets & Bedding Cribs, Bassinets & Play Yards Car Seats & Strollers Feeding & Healthcare Nursery Decor Pillows & Pillow Covers You may hear them called the Lesser Apes at times too. The only way to catch a workable gibbon is to kill the mother when the baby is still living on her belly. The many versions of the name Gibbons to have been recorded over the years include: Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbons, MacGibbon, Gibbon, Gibbons, Gibben, Gibbens, Gibbin, Gibbins and many more. They move faster (up to 35 miles an hour), more quietly, and farther each day than any other forest apes or monkeys. Makaio was the winning name with $274 in donations (Makoto placed second with $176 and Mingli was third with $106 in donations). The youngster has been named ‘Salju,’ the … Cameron Park Zoo is hosting a contest to name its new baby white-handed gibbon born at the facility last month. Gibbon – Family Hylobatidae Introduction. Parents Dempsy and Leslie gave birth to their second baby, Neta, in three years. They are smaller than Apes and they don’t have the size differences. Baby Gibbon has a Name! A Gibbon is often described as a Monkey but most classify them as Apes. Early Notables of the Gibbons family (pre 1700) See the popularity of the boy's name Gibbons over time, plus its meaning, origin, common sibling names, and more in BabyCenter's Baby Names tool. The gibbon was the first baby recently born at the zoo. The controversy often continues and so you will find information out there about them in both categories. The folks at the Assiniboine Park Zoo are looking to the public to help name the zoo’s newest white-handed gibbon. Gibbons are the most active of all gibbons. Gibbon mom Maya with baby and dad Samson. Names were typically spelt as they sounded, which resulted in many different spelling variations. Handout Article content. Thanks to your overwhelming response to our baby gibbon naming contest, the Zoo will be donating over $1100 to Fauna and Flora International. Gracie the white-handed gibbon and mother to 4-year-old Lucy, gave birth to a baby boy on April 13.