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Protection of rare primate Hainan gibbon(9/13)

2017-12-04 16:14 Xinhua Editor:Li Yan
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Photo taken on Feb. 18, 2009 shows a Hainan gibbon family on a tree in south China's Hainan Province. The Hainan gibbon, or Nomascus Hainanus, is the world's rarest primate, and probably rarest mammal species. Once numbered around 2,000 in the 1950s, they underwent a sharp decline in the late 20th century largely due to habitat loss and hunting. Typically living in rainforest trees over 10 meters tall, the Hainan black crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus), with long arms and legs but no tail, rarely sets foot on the ground, making captive breeding difficult. (Xinhua/Jiang Enyu)

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