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Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Hoolock Gibbons’:
- The Hoolock gibbons are three primate species of genus Hoolock in the Gibbon family and are native to Eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar and Southwest China.
- Eastern Hoolock is listed as ‘Vulnerable’in the IUCN Red List.
- Western Hoolock is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’in the IUCN Red List.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A |
Only 1
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B |
1 and 2
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C |
2 and 3
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D |
Only 3
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
- The Hoolock Gibbons are three primate species of genus Hoolock in the Gibbon family and are native to Eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar and Southwest China.
- North-eastern India is home to two ape species: eastern and western Hoolock Gibbons.
- Gibbons are diurnal (active during the day) and arboreal (live on trees).
- They live together in monogamous pairs.
Eastern Hoolock Gibbons
- Inhabits specific pockets of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in India, and southern China and north-east Myanmar.
- Eastern Uoolock is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ in the IUCN Red List.
Western Hoolock Gibbons
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