Palaeontologists have discovered what is thought to be the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon.
The Hainan Gibbon, of which only a few dozen still survive, has received a welcome and unexpected boost.
The remains of an extinct species of ape have been found inside a 2,300-year-old burial chamber.
Scientists have discovered an entirely new species of primate in a remote Chinese rainforest.
Gibbons may communicate in a way that is similar to how early humans spoke millions of years ago.