Myths and Legends of the Gibbons

We present these stories, myths and legends to highlight the cultural importance of gibbons in habitat countries. We must start with a clear statement that consuming any part of a gibbon has no medicinal value and that gibbons must not be kept as a pet (it is illegal everywhere). So please do enjoy these stories, but remember they are just stories. You can access all the stories and images as pdf files.

Cambodia

China

India

Indonesia

Japan

Laos PDR

Myanmar

Thailand

Zhu Zhanji: Gibbons at Play 1427 painting by the Xuande Emperor

The Garo People: Gibbon Guardians of India – find the ArcGIS StoryMap article here.

Western hoolock gibbon female (Hoolock hoolock)