Siamang by danapommet
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This is at the Miami Zoo. The Siamang is a tailless, arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the lesser apes, the Siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 40 inches (1 meter) in height, and weighing up to 31 pounds (14 kg). The Siamang a large "gular sac" (found in both males and females), which is a throat pouch that can be inflated, to the size of the Siamang's head, allowing the animal to make loud resonating calls or songs. When the Siamang is not screaming, the sack deflates. They can live up to 30 or more years in captivity.
While the illegal pet trade takes a toll on wild populations, the principal threat to the Siamang is habitat loss in both Malaysia and Sumatra. The Palm oil production industry is clearing large swaths of forest, reducing the habitat of the Siamang, along with that of other species such as the Sumatran Tiger. Info from Wikipedia and zoo signage. Zoom will not help.
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Dana
Comments (28)
Isabelle711
He/she is amazing and it hurts to know about the threat against them. Thank you for sharing this amazing image. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
Faemike55
Great capture and interesting information Thanks
lior
Excellent capture!
jayfar
That's a funny place to carry em Dana!!! Lol. Sorry - this a great shot and I shouldn't be monkeying around.
Bossie_Boots
Superb capture Dana and reading your narrative it makes me feel sad that this is happening to them some times life sucks !!
durleybeachbum
Such a shame about their habitat..
blinkings
Thats one heck of a goiter!
dakotabluemoon
Cool image what a cutie he is.
jmb007
bien vue!
adrie
Cool and great capture my friend.
MrsRatbag
What a strange and beautiful creature!
jendellas
There will be no room for anything soon, lovely capture. xx
sandra46
FANTASTIC SHOT
mariogiannecchini
Great capture and interesting information, Dana !
mgtcs
This is a fantastic shot Dana, marvelous capture and information, thank you for sharing!
jocko500
never saw one of these. wonderful looking
npauling
A lovely capture, and that sack is rather fascinating. Amazing what animals do to get noticed.
kbrog
Excellent capture and info! :)
mickeyrony
Primate pretty my friend. But it did not look happy as. Congratulations again and many thanks for sharing ((5 + +)) Joli primate mon ami . Mais il n'as pas l'air heureux comme . Bravo encore et mille mercis de partager ((5++))
marybelgium
amazing shot and thanks for info !
SIGMAWORLD
EXCELLENT!
Rhanagaz
Excellent capture and a fine info, Dana! :o)
goodoleboy
Wow, what a great pic of this weird looking dude, Dana. And that throat pouch is too much. Cool information, also.
flavia49
Terrific capture
pixeluna
Another information learned! Well I really appreciate it so much as I always expect something new when you post. Now I don't need to watch Discovery channel anymore! :-D
eekdog
cool info and super shot Dana, steve
Jay-el-Jay
Great shot of this amazing creature.That air sac kind of makes me think of Dizzy Gillespie,the jazz trumpeter.
MagikUnicorn
Thanks for the INFO!! Look like he gone play bowling tonight ;-)