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Silvery Gibbon resting

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

Another new primate, how exciting! And what a stunner. I have added the tag 'apes', there are not many of them! Posted 11 years ago
1. RDodd
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  Hi,
  Thankyou, No there are not many left in the wild and this one is part of a conservation programme at the Mogo Zoo on the south coast of NSW. The Zoo does a lot of work in this area a has a number of endangered species in breeding programmes Posted 11 years ago

Msalicat

Giant Tortoise

What a beautiful animal and beautiful photo Posted 11 years ago

The Silvery gibbon

The silvery gibbon is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. Its coat is bluish-grey in colour, with a dark grey or black cap. Like all gibbons, silvery gibbons lack external tails, have dorsally placed scapulae, and reduced flexibility in their lumbar regions. They have long, curved fingers and very long forelimbs relative to their hind limbs. On average, they reach 8 kg in weight.

The silvery gibbon lives exclusively on the island of Java , where it inhabits deeply hidden.. more

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Similar species: Primates

Species identified by RDodd