Hoolock Gibbons

  • Hoolock Gibbons, the only species of apes found in India, are threatened with extinction in the Ukhrul and Kamjong districts of Manipur.
  • Rampant deforestation for timber, forest fires and indiscriminate hunting has led to the decline in their population.
  • Without the tree canopies, the gibbons cannot swing from branch to branch and stake out their territories.
  • They also cannot adapt to living on the ground and cannot bear the high temperatures brought about by the loss of green cover.

About Hoolock Gibbon

  • These are three primate species of genus Hoolock in the gibbon family and are native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar ....
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