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Malaysian White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar lar)
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Finally on the third day, it descent low & close enough for some decent shots. This specimen swung up and down, right & left on the 40ft tall tree, but occasionally it descends low enough for a few clicks. This shot is a bit tight since I don't have enough time even to step back 1 step as this happened in split seconds. Also known as Lar Gibbon.
Location: Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Distribution: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Historically extended from southwest China to Thailand and Burma south to the whole Malay Peninsula.
Conservation status: Endangered
Habitat: Lowland dipterocarp forest, hill dipterocarp forest, and upper dipterocarp forest, including primary lowland and submontane rainforest, mixed deciduous bamboo forest, and seasonal evergreen forest.
The fur coloring of the lar gibbon varies from black and dark-brown to light-brown, sandy colors. The hands and feet are white-colored, likewise a ring of white hair surrounds the black face. Both males and females can be all color variants, and the sexes also hardly differ in size.
Malaysian White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar lar)
All Rights Reserved ©
Finally on the third day, it descent low & close enough for some decent shots. This specimen swung up and down, right & left on the 40ft tall tree, but occasionally it descends low enough for a few clicks. This shot is a bit tight since I don't have enough time even to step back 1 step as this happened in split seconds. Also known as Lar Gibbon.
Location: Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Distribution: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Historically extended from southwest China to Thailand and Burma south to the whole Malay Peninsula.
Conservation status: Endangered
Habitat: Lowland dipterocarp forest, hill dipterocarp forest, and upper dipterocarp forest, including primary lowland and submontane rainforest, mixed deciduous bamboo forest, and seasonal evergreen forest.
The fur coloring of the lar gibbon varies from black and dark-brown to light-brown, sandy colors. The hands and feet are white-colored, likewise a ring of white hair surrounds the black face. Both males and females can be all color variants, and the sexes also hardly differ in size.