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NORTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBON
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nomascus leucogenys
HOUSE NAME: Male "Jian" Female "Tangra"
HABITAT: Today, the northern white-cheeked gibbon is found only in evergreen tropical rain forests and monsoon forests in northern Vietnam and northern Laos, mostly in Nature Parks and Preserves. They are believed to be extinct in China.
CONSERVATION STATUS: Critically Endangered
DIET: This species eats primarily ripe fruits, leaves, and a small amount of invertebrates.
"Tangra" female white-cheeked gibbon
DESCRIPTION:
Adults are about 18 to 25 inches tall and weigh between 15 to 20 pounds.​
FUN FACT:
Appearance varies by age and sex. Felmale and young infants are beige in color, at about a year and a half old, their coats begin to darken and white cheek patches develop. At maturity, around five to seven years of age) males remain black while females will turn beige again.
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"Jian" male white-cheeked gibbon
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