A siamang group at rest in Sumatra, Indonesia - siamangs rest up to 50% of their waking hours. In the dry season, the size of the siamang's daily range is larger than in the rainy season.

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Kings (and queens) of swing: Siamangs have slender bodies and lightweight bones for some serious swinging. The largest and darkest of the lesser (meaning smaller) apes, also known as gibbons, …

There are two populations of Siamang, the mainland and the Sumatran groups. Mainland Siamangs tend to eat primarily leaves, but their island relatives have grown to prefer fruits.

Siamang, (Symphalangus syndactylus), arboreal ape of the gibbon family (Hylobatidae), found in the forests of Sumatra and Malaya. The siamang resembles other gibbons but is more robust.

It has two subspecies: the Sumatran siamang (S. s. syndactylus) and the Malaysian siamang (S. s. continentis). The siamang is the largest gibbon in the world, reaching 3.3 feet (1 m) in height, and …

Nov 5, 2023 · Siamangs are the largest gibbons, native to the Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra Island, Indonesia, and live in rainforests and monsoon forests. They have distinctive large, …

May 20, 2008 · The predominant type of siamang locomotion is its characteristic brachiation, comprising around 80% of its movement (Chivers 1972b cited in Andrews & Groves 1976). This type of …

Hylobates syndactylus is the largest of the gibbons, weighing between 10 and 12 kg. The head-body length ranges from 71 to 90 cm. They have a thick, black fur coat and long, slender arms. The arm …

Siamangs are often mistaken for monkeys, but they actually belong to a family of smaller apes called gibbons that are native to Southeast Asia. One way to distinguish monkeys from apes is to look for a …