Hoolock Gibbon

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About Hoolock Gibbon

It is the only ape found in India.
It is native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar, and Southwest China.
Gibbons, the smallest and fastest of all apes, live in tropical and subtropical forests in the southeastern part of Asia.
The Hoolock gibbon, unique to India’s northeast, is one of 20 species of gibbons on Earth.
It is categorised into Western Hoolock Gibbon and Eastern Hoolock Gibbon.
Like all apes, they are extremely intelligent, with distinct personalities and strong family bonds.

Western Hoolock Gibbon

It has a much wider range, as it is found in all the states of the north-east, restricted between the south of the Brahmaputra river and east of the Dibang river.
Outside India, it is found in eastern Bangladesh and north-west Myanmar.
It is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red list.

Eastern Hoolock gibbon

It inhabits specific pockets of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in India, and southern China and north-east Myanmar.
It is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red list.

Q1) What are the characteristics of the tropical forests?

The tropical rainforest biome has four main characteristics: very high annual rainfall, high average temperatures, nutrient-poor soil, and high levels of biodiversity (species richness).

Source: China event raises concern over India’s only ape