hoolock

“Wildlife: A female hoolock gibbon named ‘Siloni’ who was found chained in a temple at Silonijan in Assam province in 2002 was purchased at Rs. 500 by the Director of Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary S. N.Buagohain and raised her in the precincts of his quarters for a year before being handed over to Kaziranga authorities for training her to live in the wild.”

Front Page: India: 14th January 2009

“Primate species include the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and Hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock).”

Irrawaddy dry forests

“Down in a gully, peacock pheasants in a mating frenzy are kicking up a racket, and we spot a large, black, long-armed, tail-less primate — a hoolock gibbon — flinging itself 30 feet into the next treetop.”

Waiting for the Plague

“But all this was only childish prattle in comparison with the daily performances of the big white-handed, and the black hoolock gibbons, now and for several years past residing in our Primate”

The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations

“For instance, the golden langur (Semnopithecus geei), hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus), and pygmy hog (Sus salvanius) are limited to the north bank of the river, whereas the hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock) and stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) are limited to the south bank.”

Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests

“Mammal species of conservation significance in this ecoregion include the threatened and endangered Hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock), tiger (Panthera tigris), clouded leopard (Pardofelis nebulosa), leopard (Panthera pardus), sun bear (Ursus malayanus), thamin (Cervus eldii), and gaur (Bos gaurus).”

Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests