TNPSC Thervupettagam

Hoolock Gibbons

May 8 , 2021 1223 days 826 0
  • Hoolock Gibbons are lesser apes.
  • They are the second largest of the Gibbons after Siamang.
  • There are three Hoolock Gibbon speocies.
  • They are
    • Western Hoolock Gibbon,
    • Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon and
    • Eastern Hoolock Gibbon.
  • Earlier it was said that India (North East India) is home to two species namely Eastern Hoolock Gibbon and Western Hoolock Gibbon.
  • However, a recent study by Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology has found that only western Hoolock Gibbon is found in India.

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