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Hylobates agilis
The whole body is black, white eyebrows, black hand. All of the gibbons family have longer front limbs than hind limbs as an adaptation to brachiation locomotion. In the wildlife, rarely step on the ground.
Distribution : Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatera), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Thailand. Habitat : rain forests.
Captive gibbon in Schmutzer Primate Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Spotted on Apr 20, 2012
Submitted on May 3, 2012
5 Comments
omg....that poor gibbon....stuck behind a cage....terrible....no wonder he looks sad
shame man. those eyes touches the deepest part of your heart.
Yes it does. It must be a very wonderful experience to see them in the wildlife.
He does have a very sad expression.
He is so sad to be a captive.