Hoolock gibbon - Wikipedia The hoolock gibbons are three primate species of genus Hoolock in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae, native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar, and Southwest China Hoolocks are the second-largest of the gibbons, after the siamang They reach a size of 60 to 90 cm and weigh 6 to 9 kg
Hoolock gibbon - Wisconsin National Primate Research Center Hoolock gibbons are almost entirely arboreal, coming to the ground only in exceptional circumstances Movement is primarily through brachiation (70-80% of movement), leaping, climbing and jumping (16-25%) and acrobatics or bipedal walking (4-5%) (Alfred 1992; Islam Feeroz 1992; Sati Alfred 2002)
Fact sheet: Hoolock gibbon, Bunopithecus hoolock The genus Hoolock is unique among gibbons in possessing a diploid chromosome number of 38 (Prouty et al 1983; Liu et al , 1987) In other gibbon genera the number is 50 (Symphalangus), 52 (Nomascus) and 44 (Hylobates), respectively
Indias Only Ape Species: The Hoolock Gibbon Two distinct hoolock gibbon species are found in India's northeastern region: the eastern hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) and the western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) A recent study by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad analyzed the genetics of these gibbons
Western Hoolock Gibbon - Facts, Diet, Habitat Pictures on . . . - Animalia Western hoolock gibbons (Hoolock hoolock) are large primates from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae They live in family groups and form long-term pair bonds Their primary mode of locomotion is swinging from branch to branch They can also leap and are the fastest of all tree-dwelling, nonflying mammals
HOOLOCK GIBBONS - Facts and Details Hoolock gibbons — formerly known by the scientific name Bunopithecus hoolock and now regarded as a genus with three species — are found in forested areas from eastern India and Bangladesh to Myanmar and southern China
Hoolock hoolock - Primate Watching Hoolock hoolock is a monotypic species (no subspecies) This species was first described from the Garo Hills of Assam state of India [1] It ranges from northeastern India (south of Brahmaputra and Nao-Dehing Rivers) to northwestern Myanmar (west of the Chindwin River) through eastern Bangladesh [2,3]
ADW: Bunopithecus hoolock: INFORMATION Bunopithecus hoolock is the second largest of the gibbons following siamangs They weigh between 6 and 8 kg Hoolock gibbons are characterized by longer hair, curved white brow streaks, and faintly triangular-shaped head
Western Hoolock Gibbon - Hoolock hoolock - ecologyasia. com Hoolock hoolock (Western Hoolock Gibbon) is one of three species in the Hoolock genus It is listed as Endangered by IUCN (Brockelman et al, 2019) This primate occurs in eastern Bangladesh, northeastern India (Assam) and northwestern Myanmar (west of the Chindwin River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy River (Ayerawady))