The lar gibbon is surrounded by cream-colored fur except for its black face. This primate’s natural habitat is rain forests in several Southeast Asian countries. Similar to most gibbons, this “lesser ape” is small. The white-faced gibbon rarely exceeds two feet and 15 pounds. What are not small are the long arms and curved fingers. These allow the lar gibbon to swing up to forty feet between branches. This acrobatic motion is called brachiation.