News articles tagged with 'gibbon'
Recognising gibbons from their regional accents
— 7 Feb 2011 14:58 | BiologyCrested gibbons (genus Nomascus) live in dense Asian rainforest, specifically in China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, and, because of their environment, they communicate with other gibbons…
Illegal trade devastates Sumatran orang-utan population
— 16 Apr 2009 13:42 | EnvironmentLack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orang-utans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC…
Gibbon feet provide model for early human walking
— 15 Dec 2008 16:24 | BiologyScientists at the University of Liverpool have found that early humans could have walked successfully on a 'flexible' flat foot, similar to modern day gibbons. The arched 'rigid' foot…
Unexpected large monkey population discovered
— 5 Sep 2008 17:15 | BiologyA WCS report reveals surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia. The report counted 42,000 black-shanked douc langurs along with…
White-handed gibbons extinct in China's Yunnan province
— 19 May 2008 16:12 | BiologyChina's fauna exhibits a unique diversity of apes. Unfortunately, the apes are more strongly endangered by extinction in China than in any other country. A research team assembled by…
Primates in peril
— 27 Oct 2007 07:38 | BiologyMankind's closest living relatives - the world's apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates - are under unprecedented threat from destruction of tropical forests, illegal wildlife trade…
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