hoolock gibbon
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The hoolock gibbon still occurs in all districts of Meghalaya.

Critically endangered Hoolock Gibbon also resides here.

The endangered Red Panda is seen in the northern reaches and the Hoolock Gibbon is abundant.

The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is a higher primate found in Bangladesh.

Mammals include red panda, Malayan giant squirrel and Hoolock gibbon, India's only ape.

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It has the Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, Hoolock gibbon, Asian black bear and other flagship species.

Hoolock Gibbon (Hylobates hoolock)

It is home to various types of wildlife like the hoolock gibbon, pig-tailed macaque, slow loris, tiger, elephant, clouded leopard, hornbills etc.

The eastern hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) is a primate from the Hylobatidae (gibbon) family.

Some other endangered species with significant population in Assam are the tiger, elephant, Hoolock gibbon, Jerdon's Babbler and so on to name a few.

Various rare and endangered mammals like Tiger, Elephant, Sun Bear, Sambar, Hoolock Gibbon etc. are found in the reserve forests.

The species came to the attention of a team of scientists allied to the "Myanmar Primate Conservation Program" researching the status of the hoolock gibbon in early 2010.

Although the two hoolock gibbon species were once included in the Bunopithecus genus, they have recently been removed and B. sericus remains as the only known species of this genus.

Prominent among them are the Assamese Macaque, Capped, Golden Langur, as well as the only ape found in India, the Hoolock Gibbon.

Among the creatures that inhabit the park are the rare hoolock gibbon, golden langur, hornbill, palm civets, black stork, tiger, white-breasted kingfisher, monitor lizard, python and sloth bear.

This includes the vulnerable and rare species of Bengal Slow Loris, Assamese Macaque, Capped Langur, Golden Langur and the only ape found in India - the Hoolock Gibbon.

The Brahmaputra at the northern border and the Dibru river at the southern, the park is an island which houses feral horses, endangered White-winged Wood duck, the Hoolock Gibbon among varied flora and fauna.

The sanctuary has a rich biodiversity and is home to the only apes in India, the western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock), as well as the only nocturnal primate found in the northeast Indian states, the Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis).

The vegetation in the valley is mostly Tropical evergreen and there are large tracts of Rainforests in the northern and southern-eastern parts of the valley, which are home to Tiger, Elephants, Malayan sun bear, Capped langur, hoolock gibbon, etc.

Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife sanctuary, more popularly known as Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary named after Hoolock Gibbon covers an area of 20.98 square kilometers (including the area under Military Engineering Services of Indian Army) at Jorhat district of Assam.

Fauna found here include the tiger, leopard, sambar, barking deer, malayan giant squirrel, Himalayan Black Bear, Serow, Hoolock gibbon, Rhesus macaque, Malayan giant, squirrel, Hume's Pheasant, Kallej Pheasant, Common patridges, Hill myana, and dark rumped swift.

The Brahmaputra is a natural barrier to the migration of much wildlife and many species, such as the Pygmy Hog, Hispid Hare, or the Malayan Sun Bear, Pig-tailed macaque, Golden langur, Stump-tailed macaque, Western Hoolock Gibbon live on one side of the river only.

The vegetation is mostly Tropical evergreen and there are large tracts of Rainforests in the northern and southern parts of the district, which are home to Tiger, Asian elephants, hoolock gibbon, Gaur etc.The forests of Cachar were once rich in wildlife but now vanishing due to human onslaught.