Siamang

Physical Description

  • Males, females, and infants have a long, shaggy black coat all over their body, except for some pale hairs around the mouth and chin

  •   Males have a longish tuft of hair in the genital region.

  • Siamangs have a grayish or pinkish throat sac, which they inflate during vocalizations

General Characteristics

Length :  29 -35 inches tall ( 74 to 89 cm )                

Weight :  23 pounds (10 kg)

Tail  Length : none

 Range – Malaysian Peninsula and Sumatra

Habitat – rainforests and monsoon forests

Diet  fruits and new leaves

What type of animal : herbivores

Status – Only 4 % of the habitat is protected              

Reason for the status – habitat destruction , logging and agriculture

Gestation Period – 230-235 days

Lifespan – 25 to 30 years

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