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Siamyang Gibbon Photographed at Point Defiance Zoo. Tacoma, WA Geotagged,Siamang,Symphalangus syndactylus,United States Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Siamyang Gibbon

Photographed at Point Defiance Zoo. Tacoma, WA

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The siamang is a tailless, arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the lesser apes, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 1 m in height, and weighing up to 14 kg. The siamang is the only species in the genus "Symphalangus".

Similar species: Primates
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Aug 6, 2014. Captured Aug 5, 2014 16:52 in Five Mile Drive, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO400
  • 50mm