Hoolock gibbon habitat has declined in the past few decades, but enough suitable patches exist today to guarantee the long-term survival of the genus if properly conserved. Particular populations are ...

The western hoolock gibbon is a globally endangered species but in Bangladesh is considered critically endangered, due to continued habitat depletion, hunting and trafficking. According to a 2021 ...

LONDON -- Researchers in China claim they have identified a new species of gibbon in the remote forests along its border with Burma - and have named it after Star Wars character Luke Skywalker.

The endangered Western Hoolock Gibbons, the only ape of India, are under threat with cases of local extinction already observed in fragmented forest patches in the northeast region, a primatologist ...

Furry creatures are a constant sight in the Star Wars universe, so it shouldn’t come as much of a shock that a newly discovered species of gibbon has been named after one of the main characters of the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scientists in Myanmar listened in on the love songs sung by ...

An inexplicable ‘kook, kook’ rips through the silence of the night. I am at forest guard Ananto Bohrah’s house, one of the ten that make up a small village in the periphery of Hoollongapar Gibbon ...

Scientists identified a new population of endangered Skywalker gibbons (Hoolock tianxing), like this adult female, in Myanmar. They were formerly known only to be in China. (Peng-Fei Fan) Skywalker ...

Coffee farmers in Myanmar are seeing major ecosystemic and economic benefits come from engaging in agroforestry practices. With the support of the nonprofit Fauna & Flora, the Asho Chin people of ...

A team of researchers named a newly-discovered species of primates in eastern Myanmar and southwestern China after the famous fictional clan at the center of the Star Wars franchise. Scientists ...

The love songs of the Skywalker gibbon alerted scientists to a new population of the endangered primate in Myanmar. Skywalker gibbon couples wake up each morning and sing to each other, their voices ...