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AnAge entry for Hylobates lar

Classification (HAGRID: 03124)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Hylobatidae
                    Genus: Hylobates
SpeciesHylobates lar
Common nameWhite-handed gibbon

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity56 years (captivity)
SourceJohn Gramieri, pers. comm.
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

A female wild-born specimen acquired by San Antonio Zoo in 1954 died in 2008 at an estimated 56 years of age. Her male companion, also acquired in 1954, passed away in 2005 at the estimated age of 51 years (John Gramieri, pers. comm.).

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity2,555 days
Male sexual maturity1,825 days
Gestation217 days
Weaning600 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.5
Inter-litter interval1,095 days
Weight at birth307.2 g
Weight at weaning1,070 g
Adult weight6,810 g
Postnatal growth rate0.002 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual297 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo

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