| NAME OF ANIMAL | DESCRIPTION |
| SIAMANG | SIAMANGS HAVE LONG, SHAGGY, BLACK FUR, WITH PALER HAIRS AROUND THEIR MOUTHS AND CHINS. THEY ARE TAILLESS, LIKE OTHER APES. A UNIQUE CHARACTERISTIC IS THE WEBBING BETWEEN THEIR SECOND AND THIRD TOES ON EACH FOOT. ANOTHER DEFINING FEATURE IS A LARGE, GRAY OR PINK THROAT SAC, CALLED A GULAR SAC, WHICH INFLATES DURING VOCALIZATION AND CAN BECOME AS LARGE AS THE SIAMANG’S HEAD. SIAMANGS ARE ARBOREAL AND DIURNAL, SPENDING THEIR DAYS SWINGING THROUGH THE TREES, A FORM OF LOCOMOTION CALLED BRACHIATION. |
| MEASUREMENT | MALE | FEMALE | EQUAL |
| HEAD TO BODY LENGTH | 29 TO 35 INCHES ( 73.7- 88.9 CM ) | 71-90 CM ( 28.0- 35.4 INCHES ) | |
| SHOULDER HEIGHT | 29.5 TO – 35.0 INCHES ( 2.5 FEET ) | 3.3 FEET ( 1 METER ) | |
| HEIGHT | 3.3 FEET ( 1.0 METER ) | 3.3 FEET ( 1.0 METER ) | |
| WEIGHT | 31 POUNDS (14 KG ) | 23 POUNDS ( 10.5 KG ) |
| CHARACTERISTICS | DESCRIPTION |
| RANGE | SIAMANGS LIVE IN SUMATRA AND THE MALAY PENINSULA, TYPICALLY AT HIGHER ALTITUDES. |
| HABITAT | SIAMANGS INHABIT THE RAINFORESTS AND MONSOON FORESTS |
| PRIMARY DIET | OMNIVORE |
| FOOD HABITATS | CONSISTING MOSTLY OF FRUIT AND LEAVES, BUT THEY ALSO EAT FLOWERS, INSECTS, SPIDERS, SMALL VERTEBRATES, AND BIRD EGGS. |
| CONSERVATION STATUS | ENDANGERED |
| REASON FOR THE STATUS | PRIMARILY DUE TO HABITAT LOSS FROM DEFORESTATION FOR LOGGING AND AGRICULTURE (ESPECIALLY PALM OIL), AND POACHING FOR THE ILLEGAL PET TRADE. |
| CHARACTERISTICS | DESCRIPTION: REPRODUCTION & BEHAVIOR |
| GESTATION PERIOD | 71/2 MONTHS |
| YOUNG PER BIRTH | 2-3 YEARS |
| WEANING | 18-24 MONTHS |
| LIFESTYLE | 25 -30 WILD / CAPTIVITY -40 YRS |
| SEXUAL MATURITY | 6-7 YEARS |
| BEHAVIOR | SIAMANGS ARE HIGHLY SOCIAL PRIMATES KNOWN FOR THEIR UNIQUE VOCALIZATIONS, STRONG FAMILY BONDS, AND COMPLEX BEHAVIORS, INCLUDING TERRITORIAL DISPLAYS AND COOPERATIVE PARENTING. |
| MAIN PREADATOR | LARGE BIRDS OF PREY AND SNAKES |
| LIFESPAN IN THE WILD | 25 YEARS |
| LIFESPAN IN CAPTIVITY | 40 YEARS |