Silvery Gibbon

The Silvery Gibbon, never heard of it before?

Well, it’s in the Animalia kingdom

Because is has oh so many cells

Their cells are eukaryotic

Meaning that they have a nucleus

As well as other organelles inside membranes

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Silvery Gibbons are part of the phylum chordata

Because they have a post-anal tail

At some point in their life cycle

As well as a notochord

And a hollow dorsal nerve cord

Here’s a diagram ‘cause you’re probably getting bored

They’re in the Mammalia class

Because they have quite a bit of hair

And they produce milk in the mammary glands

They also have three bones in the middle of their ear

And a four chambered heart

And also four limbs

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When you hear the word primates

What do you think of?

A monkey eating a banana

Or an angry ape thumping its chest?

Well, Silvery Gibbons are primates, too

Primates must have five digits, opposable thumbs

And can walk just fine on two legs

A silvery gibbon is part for the hylobatidae family

In other words, they are hylobates

It’s name means ‘forest walker’

Miss Walker?

Nah, not really

Well, prove it, then

Does Miss Walker have no tail?

Hm… yeah?

And are her arms really long like a gibbon’s?

Mmhmm...

And are her `long and thin like a Silvery Gibbon?

Yeah….

And they usually have a white ring of fur ‘round their faces

Oh…. so maybe she’s not part of the hylobatidae family

How about the Hominidae family?

So that’s a wrap

For our random rap

We hope you’ve enjoyed

And learned a bit? (probably not though)

The end.