{"id":13174,"date":"2025-12-08T11:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13174"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:18:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:48:56","slug":"hoolock-gibbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hoolock-gibbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoolock Gibbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hoolock Gibbon Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a stranded family of Hoolock gibbons was rescued in Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s Lower Dibang Valley district by officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hoolock Gibbon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gibbons, the smallest and <\/span><b>fastest of all apes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> live in tropical and subtropical forests in the southeastern part of Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>hoolock gibbon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of 20 species of gibbons on Earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Distribution of Hoolock Gibbon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its distribution in Southeast Asia spans <\/span><b>India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and southern China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only ape found in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, it is found in <\/span><b>Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura, south of the Brahmaputra.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Assam has the largest concentration of the hoolock gibbon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is categorised into <\/span><b>Eastern Hoolock Gibbon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Hoolock leuconedys) found in a specific region of Arunachal Pradesh and <\/span><b>Western Hoolock Gibbon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Hoolock hoolock) distributed <\/span><b>elsewhere in the northeast.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Hoolock Gibbon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>diurnal and arboreal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brachiating through the trees with their long arms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>monogamous <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(same partner throughout life).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They live in small families and communicate with other gibbons <\/span><b>by vocalisation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Life span:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 25 years<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Hoolock Gibbon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Eastern Hoolock Gibbon:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Western Hoolock Gibbon:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are on Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/hoolock-gibbon-family-rescued-after-four-day-operation-in-arunachal\/2799811\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Print<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoolock Gibbon is one of 20 species of gibbons which is found in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and southern China. 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