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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
20–30 years
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Weight
6–9 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
India's only ape species, an acrobatic brachiator found in Northeast India's forests.
Habitat
🌿 tropical evergreen forest🌿 semi-evergreen forest
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Hylobatidae
Genus
Hoolock
Fun Facts
1
India's only ape species — all other primates in India are monkeys.
2
They are brachiators, swinging through trees using only their arms.
3
Mated pairs sing elaborate duets every morning to mark their territory.
4
Females are distinguished by their white eyebrows.
5
Can leap over 10 meters between trees.