Lesser apes

LESSER APES

  • The Gibbon present in India is the example for this animal group. The only gibbon present in India is Hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock). These are found in forests of Assam state and Chittagong.
  • They stand erect like man and walks erect many times, with stretched hands as balancing organs. These are also called as the white browed gibbons.
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