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The Swinging Gibbon Video Talk about acrobatics. These gibbons in Borneo can swing from branch to branch, sometimes up to 30 feet (10 meters). And that's without a rope or safety net!Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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- Baboons vs. Flamingos - Hungry baboons in Kenya's Lake Bogoria find themselves surrounded by a million unsuspecting—and unprotected—flamingos.
- Family Business - A family of golden lion tamarins knows to stick together to stay safe in the trees.
- Gelada Monkeys - These gelada monkeys are found only in the Ethiopian highlands—and they're the only primates that graze on grass!
- Grooming - Comb your hair and don't forget to clean behind your ears. Humans aren't the only creatures with a penchant for tidying themselves up. Some others just use a tongue instead of a wash cloth!
- Howler Monkeys - Don't tell these howler monkeys to pipe down. They won't unless they are sleeping, which is about 15 hours a day.
- Lemurs Jostle to Keep Warm - January 9, 2008—Lemurs at a Japanese zoo jostle for position in front of an electric heater to beat the winter chill.
- Monkey Mayhem - Best to keep your picnic lunch under wraps when there are macaques around!
- Proboscis Monkey - The monkeys with the funny noses are in trouble. Proboscis monkeys are losing habitat at an alarming rate. There is hope, though, at the Singapore Zoological Gardens.
- Red Uakari Monkey - See this red-faced animal jump from limb to limb.
- Rhesus Monkey Society - A young rhesus monkey learns a lesson about sharing.
- Ring-Tailed Lemur - Watch some of these inquisitive primates enjoy their daily social activities.
- Searching for Sifakas - Primatologist Mireya Mayor searches for the rare sifaka lemur in the jungles of Madagascar.
- Snow Monkeys - Like humans, Japan's snow monkeys can survive frigid temperatures. But they seem to prefer lounging about in cool pools of water.
- The Leisurely Life of Spider Monkeys - Life in the treetops is easy if you're a spider monkey, as long as someone keeps an eye out for predators down below.
- The Smallest Lemur - Primatologist Mireya Mayor tries to confirm her discovery of a new species of lemur, the tiniest ever seen.
- The Swinging Gibbon - Talk about acrobatics. These gibbons in Borneo can swing from branch to branch, sometimes up to 30 feet (10 meters). And that's without a rope or safety net!
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Invertebrates - Catch a glimpse of the bizarre forms life takes among our distant spineless relatives.
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