Hoolock tianxingSkywalker Hoolock Gibbon摄于北京动物园这是2016年才被确认的新种长臂猿,虽然原论文说种加词“天行”是取自“天行健,君子以自强不息”,但这个名字及它对应的英文名确实很难让人不联想到《星球大战》中的天行者。事实上,在很多宣传报道中,这个“天行”都被解释为天行者的天行,不知道这个名字是不...
Skywalker gibbons (Hoolock tianxing) were first described in 2017, with the only confirmed population consisting of 150 individuals in Mt. Gaoligong, Yunnan Province, China. Based on river geography, the distribution of the skywalker gibbon has been hypothesized to extend into Myanmar between the...
Fan PF, He K, Chen X, Ortiz A, Zhang B, Zhao C et al (2017) Description of a new species of Hoolock gibbon (Primates: Hylobatidae) based on integrative taxonomy. Am J Primatol 79(5):e22631. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22631 Article Google Scholar Fan PF, Turvey ST, Bryant...
The Gaoligong hoolock gibbon was the first anthropoid ape named by Chinese scientists. The white lines near its forehead earned it its Chinese name, "white-browed gibbon."About Journeys in Nature: Gaoligong Mountain SeriesRunning from southwest China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau all the way to...
It was in 1997 when Li Jiahong, a 63-year-old wildlife protection expert, first heard the shrill calls of the Skywalker hoolock gibbon, one of the most endangered primates in the world.Bursting from the canopies of the dense forest in the Gaoligong Mountains in southwestern China’s Yunnan...
gibbonbehaviourconservationBiodiversity is declining in part due to destructive and unsustainable human activity. Nature-based tourism, informed by scientific data, has the potential to replace some income generated by unsustainable practices. We observed two groups of Hoolock tianxing gibbons one exposed...
The newly described skywalker hoolock gibbon (Hoolock tianxing) is found on the border of China and Myanmar, and a large proportion of the remaining population in China occurs outside nature reserves. We surveyed this species across its range in China, and interviewed 622 people in 99 ...
Our results suggest that cold temperatures have a significant effect on the sleeping behavior of the Skywalker hoolock gibbon, highlighting the adaptability of this threatened species in response to cold climates.doi:10.1002/ajp.23049Han‐Lan Fei...
In this context, cardamom agroforestry not only supports local economies but also provides crucial habitat for animals, including the newly described skywalker hoolock gibbon (Hoolock tianxing). Nearly half of the remnant population of the skywalker hoolock gibbon lives in cardamom agroforest. In ...
It was in 1997 when Li Jiahong, a 63-year-old wildlife protection expert, first heard the shrill calls of the Skywalker hoolock gibbon, one of the most endangered primates in the world.Bursting from the canopies of the dense forest in the Gaoligong Mountains in southwestern China’s Yunnan...