Kloss’s gibbon  (Hylobates klossii)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated by Dr David J. Chivers, University of Cambridge.

Glossary

  • Arboreal: living in trees.
  • Brachiation: in some primates, a method of locomotion when the animal swings hand over hand from branch to branch.
  • Monogamous: mating with a single partner.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (February, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Animal Info (March, 2004)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/hyloklos.htm
  3. CITES (March, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Gibbon Conservation Centre (March, 2004)
    http://www.gibboncenter.org/hylobates.htm
  5. Primate Behaviour (March, 2004)
    http://members.tripod.com/uakari/hylobates_klossii.html
  6. Chivers, D.J. (2005) Pers. comm.
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