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Indonesia: A Siamang or black furred gibbon, Sumatra.

Indonesia: A Siamang or black furred gibbon, Sumatra.

The Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) is a tailless, arboreal, black furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the lesser apes, the Siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 1 m in height, and weighing up to 14 kg.

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