siamang

[ UK /sˈa‍ɪəmˌæŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web
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  • The siamang is a black-furred gibbon native to forests in Malaysia and Indonesia's Sumatra province. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
  • By contrast, in the closely related and also monogamous siamang male - female allogrooming is reciprocal and symmetrical with males investing more into parental care.
  • The siamang is a species of gibbon, so it spends all the time up in the trees and you can see now by the long, long arms suitably adapted for that.
  • The price of siamangs could reach $157, which is considerably more expensive than the smaller species of gibbon, whereas a Borneo orangutan could be sold for $406.
  • The destruction includes prime habitat for the orangutan, siamang, and white-handed gibbon. Sumatran lowland rain forests
  • Superfamily Hominoidea of Primates is divided into two families, Hominidae that consists of human, chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and Hylobatidae containing gibbons and siamang.
  • Bangkok has become an international center for illegal wildlife, and a center for ‘laundering ‘wildlife including live cheetahs, tigers, bears, orang-utans, gibbons, and siamangs to disguise their country of origin.’
  • Kerinci-Seblat National Park is an important site for one of the last remaining populations of the Sumatran rhinoceros and Sumatran rabbit, as well as siamang and agile gibbon. Sumatran montane rain forests
  • Many smaller animals have also joined the collection: siamang gibbons, provost squirrels, howler monkey, armadillo and the elusive mona monkeys.
  • Renovation of the siamang enclosure and refurbishment of the old circular toilet near the main entrance are progressing well.
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