61. About Gender: Ethology - Primates We will therefore concentrate on primates, which comprise some 200 species, in Africa, leading to the gibbon and orangutan, plus an ancestor which gave http://www.gender.org.uk/about/10ethol/a5_prim.htm

Primates Once we recovered from the shock of Darwin's suggestion of a common evolutionary path, parallels have been drawn between humans and apes. For a while, we were compared with such species as gorillas or baboons, where a dominant male controls a harem of females. There was also a forlorn attempt to compare humans with the monogamous gibbons, ignoring the fact that gibbons, though forming permanent pair bonds, are solitary creatures. Most recently, genetic evidence has shown a close relationship with the chimpanzee, and confirmed the existence of some common ancestor of both apes and humans. We will therefore concentrate on primates, which comprise some 200 species, and are extremely varied in their size and behaviour. In general, primates, including humans, are tree dwelling, tropical mammals, quadrupedal, with all four feet adapted for grasping. They have good eyesight, and generally have acute hearing, with a brain relative to their body size larger than most other species. Their sense of smell however, apart from the prosimians, seems to be less acute. Nearly all are vegetarians, most species mainly relying on fruit, although sometimes supplemented by insects or meat. The Prosimians are thought to be representative of the earliest primates of some 60 million years ago, very small in size, nocturnal, insect eating creatures. A short while later, the anthropoids appeared - independently, it is thought, in what was to become America and Africa. These were the ancestors of the new world and old world monkeys - an interesting example of parallel evolution.

62. White-Cheeked Gibbon Whitecheeked gibbon are placed in the order of primates . To be classified asa primate they must have these characteristics shortened rostrum, http://www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl/reports/nevis/gibbon.htm

Report Nevis Public School W h i t e C h e e k e d G i b b o n The white-cheeked gibbon or otherwise known as the black gibbon is a very acrobatic animal living in the treetops of South East Asia. This ape is the smallest of the lesser apes which also includes chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. The gibbon is rather a unique primate. The white-cheeked gibbon belongs to the kingdom Animalia .(1) To be in the kingdom Animalia you must be multicellular, to be multicellular you must have more than one cell. The amoeba is an example of unicellular organism. To be unicellular, you only have one cell. Also to be in the kingdom Animalia, the animal must be heterotrophic. To be heterotrophic you cannot make your own food.(2) Plants on the other hand, make their own food by photosynthesis so they are called autotrophic(2). Photosynthesis is the process by which the plant cells make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water with the help of chlorophyll and light that combine together.(3) And the final characteristic to be Animalia is to have cell membranes with no cell walls, the thin membrane that forms the outer surface of the living part of the cell.(2) The phylum the white-cheeked gibbon is in is Chordata The gibbon is included in the class Mammalia White-cheeked gibbon are placed in the order of Primates . To be classified as a primate they must have these characteristics: shortened rostrum, a snout or looks like a beak; forwardly directed orbits; a hallux, (the big toe(3)); a pollex, (thumb(3)); highly mobile radius; forelimb; tibia, inner and thickest bone of the leg; fibula, which is the outer and thinner bone in the foreleg in the hind; ulna in the forelimb; have a clavicle, which is the collarbone; first toe with a nail; stomach; incisors (teeth); canines, sometimes present, premolars; hypocone; and arboreal which means away from the mouth.(6)

63. Reconstruction Of Genomic Rearrangements In Great Apes And Gibbons By Chromosome The homology between hylobatid chromosomes and other primates has long remained Karyotypic study of four gibbon forms provisionally considered as http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=1528869

64. Natural Antibodies In Sera From Healthy Humans To Antigens On Surfaces Of Type C following type C viruses isolated from primates gibbon ape leukemia virus, When the specificities of the human and gibbon natural antibodies were http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=430620

65. Javan Silvery Gibbon (Hylobates Moloch) I carried out a longterm field study of the Javan Silvery gibbon. NAPIER,JR NAPIER, PH A handbook of living primates (Academic Press, London 1967). http://www.markuskappeler.ch/gib/gibs/references.html

References ALTMANN, J.: Observational study of behaviour: sampling methods. Behaviour 49: 227-267 (1974). CARPENTER, C.R.: A field study in Siam of the behaviour and social relations of the gibbon (Hylobates lar). Comp.Psychol.Monogr. 16: 1-212 (1940). CARPENTER, C.R.: Suspensory behaviour of gibbons Hylobates lar, a photoessay; in RUMBAUGH Gibbon and siamang, vol.4, pp. 1-20 (Karger, Basel 1976). CHIVERS, D.J.: The siamang in Malaya: a field study of a primate in tropical rain forest. Contrib.Primatol. 4: 1-335 (1974). CHIVERS, D.J.: The feeding behaviour of siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus); in CLUTTON-BROCK Primate ecology, pp. 355-382 (Academic Press, London 1977a). CLUTTON-BROCK, T.H.: Methodology and measurement; in CLUTTON-BROCK Primate ecology: studies in feeding and ranging behaviour in lemurs, monkeys and apes, pp. 585-590 (Academic Press, London 1977). DELACOUR, J.: On the Indochinese gibbons (Hylobates concolor). J. Mammalogy 14: 71-73 (1933). ELLEFSON, J.O.: A natural history of white-handed gibbons in the Malayan peninsula; doctoral diss., univ. of California, California (1967).

66. Primates: Gibbons - National Zoo| FONZ The 12 species of gibbons are classified, referring to their size, as lesser apes.Brought to you by the National Zoo FONZ. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Gibbons/default.cfm

Home Primate Facts Gibbon Facts Gibbon species at the Zoo: White-cheeked gibbons Siamangs Meet the Zoo's Gibbons The Unique Characteristics of Primates ... Golden-headed Lion Tamarin Facts Related Resources Tropical Ecosystems Adopt a Gorilla, Orangutan, Gibbon, Lemur, or Golden Lion Tamarin. Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Taxonomy Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorhini Infraorder: Catarrhini Family: Hylobatidae Physical Description The 12 species of gibbons are classified, referring to their size, as lesser apes. They exhibit many of the general characteristics of primates: flat faces, stereoscopic vision, enlarged brain size, grasping hands and feet, and opposable digits; and many specific characteristics of apes: broad chest, full shoulder rotation, no tail, and arms longer than legs. Gibbons do not build nests like the great apes. They sleep sitting up with their arms wrapped around their knees and their head tucked into their lap. They have ischial callosities (fleshy, nerveless pads attached to the hip bones, a characteristic otherwise found only in Old World monkeys).

67. Programme Kalaweit Pour La Sauvegarde Des Gibbons De Bornéo Association fran§aise qui collecte des fonds et soutient ou r©alise des projets de sauvegarde des gibbons de Born©o. Objectifs et moyens, derni¨res nouvelles de ses actions, informations sur les enjeux de la protection des primates dans le pays. http://perso.wanadoo.fr/thierry.destenay/Appli Kalaweit/

Etho-Passion (éthologie et primatologie) se préoccupe de la sauvegarde des primates et autres grands singes . Il met en place le programme Kalaweit de construction d'un refuge dans la province de Kalimantan Tengah (Indonésie) et de mise en place d'un processus de réhabilitation des gibbons captifs à la forêt primaire de Bornéo kalaweit,gibbon,etho-passion,kalimantan,réhabilitation,singe,primate,primates,indonésie,bornéo,borneo,gibbons,Kalimantan,singes,grands,rehabilitation,Aurélien Brûlé,Tengah,sauvegarde,réintroduction,aurélien,brulé,protection,Etho-Passion (éthologie et primatologie) se préoccupe de la sauvegarde des primates et autres grands singes . Il met en place le programme Kalaweit de construction d'un refuge dans la province de Kalimantan Tengah (Indonésie) et de mise en place d'un processus de réhabilitation des gibbons captifs à la forêt primaire de Bornéo

68. FFI Asia-Pacific - The Plight Of The World's Rarest Gibbon Gibbons were located by sound triangulation, and followed whenever possible. The reason for the restricted range of the gibbons is not known. http://www.fauna-flora.org/asia_pacific/gibbons.html

Asia-Pacific Home Asian Elephant Cardamom Mountains Cebu, Philippines ... Contact Us FFI Programmes Africa Americas Eurasia Global The Plight of the World's Rarest Gibbon Bawangling National Nature Reserve lies in southwestern Hainan Island, China and is believed to be the last and only refuge in the world for the Hainan gibbon Nomascus nasutus hainanus , an endemic subspecies of the rarest ape in the world, the eastern black-crested gibbon. A complete census was carried out in the humid October 2003 by local reserve staff, with the participation of experts from Hainan Forestry Bureau, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, local institutes and FFI. After six days training in gibbon census techniques provided by Dr. Thomas Geissmann, 37 participants in 15 teams were dispatched into their respective one-square kilometre grids of forest. Each team was required to record gibbon vocalization at the same time each day from the listening post within its grid. Gibbons were located by sound triangulation, and followed whenever possible. The 12-day survey revealed that just 13 confirmed individuals, including two social groups and two solitary males, are now restricted to a small patch of old-growth seasonal rainforest of about 400 ha. The reason for the restricted range of the gibbons is not known. Evidence to date indicates that gibbons regularly give birth to infants, which survive to become sub-adults. However, no gibbon pairs have established new territories in Bawangling since 1987. Illegal hunting and degraded habitat were considered to be two priority threats to the survival of gibbons. Hunting by local Li and Miao (Hmong) minority villagers continues inside the reserve. With the cooperation of local partners, FFI-China is responding with an emergency programme of patrolling, habitat mapping and community awareness building.

69. Hylobatidae : Gibbons And Siamangs Some gibbons and siamangs have an enlarged throat sac, which inflates and serves as Hylobatds are catarrhine primates; that is, their nostrils are close http://www.primates.com/primate/hylobatidae.html

from Animal Diversity Web Hylobatidae gibbons and siamangs This family contains 1 genus, Hylobates, and approximately 11 species (some authorities recognize a second genus, Symphalangus) . They are found only in the tropical forests of southeastern Asia, including on Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and other islands as well as the mainland. These apes are of medium size (3.9-12.7 kg). They lack tails. Their forearms are remarkably long, and both forefeet and hindfeet are long and thin. The forefeet have a deep cleft between first and second digits. The pelage of these apes is usually black, gray, or brownish, often with white markings on hands, feet, and facial region. Ischial callosities are present. Some gibbons and siamangs have an enlarged throat sac, which inflates and serves as a resonating chamber when the animals call. This structure is enormous in a few species, equalling the size of the animal's head. The skulls of hylobatids resemble those of hominids, with very short rostra, enlarged braincases, and large orbits that face forward. Hylobatds are catarrhine primates; that is, their nostrils are close together and face forward and slightly downward. They lack cheek pouches and their stomach is not sacculated. Their teeth are similar to those of hominids. The molars are bunodont and lack lophs. The upper molars usually have a cingulum, which is sometimes large. The canines are prominent (more so than in most hominids) but not sexually dimorphic. The dental formula is 2/2, 1/1, 2/2, 3/3 = 32.

70. Animal Printouts: Primates - EnchantedLearning.com Animal Coloring pages primates. Gibbons are rare, small, slender, long-armed,tree-dwelling apes from Asia. Golden Lion Tamarin http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/primate/index.shtml

Become a member of Enchanted Learning. Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card $20.00/year or other amount (via PayPal As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. EnchantedLearning.com Animal Printouts Go to Online Animal Coloring Pages A B C D ... Animal Report Graphic Organizers Click on an animal to go to that printout. For the top 25 printouts, click here Primate Printouts Primates are an order of intelligent mammals. They have good eyesight, and many are arboreal (they live in trees). Most have grasping hands, flat nails (instead of claws), and a large brain. Primate mothers carry their young on their bodies until they are weaned; the ties between mother and baby are very strong. There are about 200 species of primates, including monkeys, lemurs, chimps, humans, and others. Primates are divided into three groups: Tree shrews Tupaiidae: Tree shrews Prosimians Cheirogaleidae: Dwarf lemurs Lemuridae: Large lemurs Megaladapidae: Sportive lemurs Indridae: Leaping lemurs Daubentoniidae: Aye-Aye Loridae: Lorises and galagos Tarsiidae: Tarsiers Anthropoids Callitrichidae: Marmosets and tamarins Cebidae: New World Monkeys (like the Howler monkey Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys (like the mandrill Hylobatidae: Lesser Apes (Gibbons and siamangs) Hominidae: Great Apes (like gorillas, chimps, and orangutans) and humans

71. Digital Photo Library - Stock Images Of Primates - Monkeys, Apes, Lemurs Etc. Digital Photo Library Stock photos and images of primates - monkeys, apes,lemurs, baboons, gibbons etc. http://www.digitalphotos.co.za/animals_game/primates/

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72. Primate Factsheets & More: Hylobates Sp. Updating it will enhance your experience on Primate Info Net and most other PIN FACTSHEET Hylobates (Nomascus) leucogenys (whitecheeked gibbon) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/links/hylobates

Welcome to Primate Info Net! If you can read this...YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR BROWSER. The browser you are using is NOT standards-compliant. Updating it will enhance your experience on Primate Info Net and most other websites you visit. Go to Advanced Search FEEDBACK Home About ... Primate Factsheets Hylobates sp. Hylobates sp. The Primate Info Net Factsheets for one or more species in the genus Hylobates have not been developed yet. However, you can find factsheets and other information for this genus via the links in the lists below. Jump to: Hylobates sp. Conservation Hylobates agilis Factsheets PIN FACTSHEET: Hylobates (Nomascus) leucogenys (white-cheeked gibbon) About Gibbons (Gibbon Conservation Center) America Zoo: Hylobates syndactylus (Siamang) America Zoo: Hylobates lar (White-handed Gibbon) Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates agilis (Agile Gibbon) Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates lar (White-handed Gibbon) Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates concolor (Black Gibbon) Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates hoolock (Hoolock Gibbon) Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates moloch (Moloch Gibbon) Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates muelleri (Gray Gibbon) Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates syndactylus (Siamang) Animal Info: Hylobates concolor (Black Gibbon) Animal Info: Hylobates hoolock (Hoolock Gibbon) Animal Info: Hylobates klossii (Kloss's Gibbon) Animal Info: Hylobates moloch (Silvery Gibbon) Animal Info: Hylobates pileatus (Pileated Gibbon) Animal-information.com: Hylobates concolor

73. Primate Factsheets: White-cheeked Gibbon (Hylobates Leucogenys) Cite this page as Cawthon KA. 2005 July 26. Primate Factsheets Whitecheekedgibbon (Hylobates leucogenys) Taxonomy, Morphology, Ecology. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/white-cheeked_gibbon

Welcome to Primate Info Net! If you can read this...YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR BROWSER. The browser you are using is NOT standards-compliant. Updating it will enhance your experience on Primate Info Net and most other websites you visit. Go to Advanced Search FEEDBACK Home About ... Primate Factsheets Hylobates leucogenys Print this page White-cheeked gibbon Hylobates leucogenys Behavior Conservation References Links Hylobates leucogenys AT A GLANCE Status: Data deficient Life span: 28 years (wild) Total population: Unknown Regions: China, Laos, Vietnam Gestation: about 7 months (200 to 212 days) Height: Weight: 5.6 kg (M), 5.8 kg (F) Switch Metric English (requires JavaScript) TAXONOMY Suborder: Anthropoidea Infraorder: Catarrhini Superfamily: Hominoidea Family: Hylobatidae Genus: Hylobates Subgenus: Nomascus Species: leucogenys Other names: Other names: Hylobates concolor Nomascus leucogenys , or Hylobates Nomascus leucogenys ; Chinese white-cheeked gibbon, northern white-cheeked gibbon, or white-cheeked crested gibbon; vitkindad gibbon (Swedish) Gibbons are members of the family Hylobatidae and though they are apes, they are known as lesser, or small, apes. The four subgenera of gibbons are differentiated on the number of chromosomes, among other things. The white-cheeked gibbon is in the subgenus

74. Postcards & Greeting Cards Naples Lar gibbon Postcard Primate Expedition Cruise, Caribbean Gardens, Naples,Florida, 4 x6 PCNLG $2. Pack of 6 PC-6NLG ..$10 http://www.gibboncenter.org/postcards&greetingcards.htm

Gibbon Conserv a tion Center A nonprofit center for the study, preservation, and propagation of highly endangered species Postcards and Greeting Cards Gibbon Plush 1 Gibbon Plush 2 Vintage Gibbon Steiff Collectible Primates ... Miscellany Pileated Gibbon Postcard 6" x 4", information about pileated gibbons, the ICGS logo and address on the back. Limited quantitiesno longer made. #PC-PG......$1.25 Pack of 6 #PC-6PG.....$7 White Handed Gibbon with Baby Greeting Card Blank inside, 7"x5", recycled paper printed with soy ink, with envelope. for one card: #GC-WHGB......$1.75 Pack of 6 cards with envelopes #GC-6WHGB.........$9 White Handed Gibbon Greeting Card Blank inside, 7"x5", recycled paper, soy ink, with envelope. for one card: #GC-WHG.......$1.75 Pack of 6 with envelopes. #GC-6WHG......$9 China Hoolock Gibbon Postcard 4"x6" from t he People's Republic of China. Eastern hoolock gibbon ( Hoolock hoolock leuconedys #PC-CEHG......$2

75. Encyclopedia: Gibbon the Whitehanded gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family . gibbon (Hylobates hoolock), also known as just the Hoolock, is a primate http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Gibbon

Supporter Benefits Signup Login Sources ... Pies Related Articles People who viewed "Gibbon" also viewed: Lesser ape Kloss Gibbon Lar Gibbon Hoolock Gibbon ... Orangutan What's new? Our next offering Latest newsletter Student area Lesson plans Recent Updates Zvault Zipper Zine Zeshan Rehman ... More Recent Articles Top Graphs Richest Most Murderous Most Taxed Most Populous ... More Stats Encyclopedia: Gibbon Updated 42 days 10 hours 56 minutes ago. Other descriptions of Gibbon Gibbons Lar Gibbon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Superfamily: Hominoidea Family: Hylobatidae Gray Genera Hylobates Bunopithecus Nomascus Symphalangus Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 910 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Hylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771) The Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the White-handed Gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ...

76. The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project gibbon Research Lab http//www.gibbons.de/. Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC)www.primatecenter.org. gibbon Conservation Alliance (GCA) http://www.gibbonproject.org/Links.htm

Links Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand (WAR) www.warthai.org Kalimantan Gibbons Rehabilitation Program Kalaweit Program www.kalaweit.org Wildlife Friends of Thailand Edwin Wiek, www.wfft.org Primate Info Net (PIN) Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53715-1299, U.S.A. www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/ Laboratory Primate Newsletter www.brown.edu/Research/Primate/ Gibbon Research Lab http://www.gibbons.de/ Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC) www.primatecenter.org Gibbon Conservation Alliance (GCA) www.gibbonconservation.org Gibbon Conservation Center www.gibboncenter.org Gibbon Foundation www.gibbon.or.id/ Gibbons www.tierlobby.de/rubriken/Tiergarten/gibbons/gibbons.htm Gibbons Hylobates www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/projects/ContribSeries/BSullivan/Hylobates_Gibbons1.htm Highland Farm and Wildlife Refuge members.tripod.com/highlandfarm/ Gibbon World tzf.org.tw/gibbon/index1.htm Homepage of Yoichi Inoue www2.nkansai.ne.jp/users/yinoue Markus Kappeler's Homepage www.markuskappeler.ch

77. Asian Rainforest: White-Handed Gibbon Zoo diet is primate chow, fruits, vegetables and browse. This remarkableagility makes a healthy adult gibbon virtually invulnerable to predation. http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azgibbon.html

White-Handed Gibbon ORDER: Primates FAMILY: Hylobatidae GENUS: Hylobates SPECIES: lar entelloides Brachiation Moving along I. DESCRIPTION: Body length is 44-63 cm (just under three feet). Average weight is 5.5 kg (14 pounds). Males and females are similar. Color is variable. In Thailand there are two colors, not related to sex- very dark brown (black) or light buff. They all have a pronounced and complete white face ring, white hands and feet. Male song is simple with quaver-hoots, female song is longer, rising to climax, about 18 seconds long. (Populations from N. Sumatra: brown/red/buff, song 17 seconds long.) Fur is extremely dense, providing protection from rain. One square centimeter of skin has over 2,000 individual hairs (13,125 per sq. in.) compared to 900 hairs per sq. cm. for Old World monkeys. Arms are very long , fingers are long and hook-like, and thumbs are thin and somewhat reduced. No tail. Ischial callosities are present. II. GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE AND HABITAT:

78. Fichier HTML 1968 The Classification of the Gibbons (primates, Pongidae). Zf Saugetierk. The gibbons of the subgenus Nomascus (primates, Mammalia). Zool.Res. http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Gibbons.htm

Research on gibbons 1967 Geographic Variation in the Hoolock or White-browed Gibbon. Folia Primat. Description of Hylobates hoolock leuconedys new subspecies. 1968 The Classification of the Gibbons (Primates, Pongidae). Z.f. Saugetierk Establishes that Concolor-group gibbons are at least as distinct, morphologically, from the others as are the Siamangs, so that a third subgenus or genus ( Nomascus ) has to be recognised in addition to Hylobates and Symphalangus. 1968 A New Subspecies of Gibbon from Northern Thailand. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. Description of Hylobates lar carpenteri new subspecies. Hylobates lar (Linneaus, 1771), H. entelloides (I. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1842) and H. Hoolock (Harlan, 1834), (Mammalia Pongidae): proposal to place these names on the official list of specific names in Zoology. Bull. Zool. Nomen. 1971 Geographic and individual variation in Bornean Gibbons, with remarks on the systematics of the subgenus Hylobates Folia Primat. All Bornean gibbons belong to a single species and subspecies, Hylobates lar muelleri . - It appears that some mislabelling, and poor cleaning of specimens, misled me into missing both the distinctiveness of

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80. Borneo Bulletin : Indochina Losing Its Primates Fast A mortal danger to these gibbons and other primates in Indochina is the area sproximity to China, where the appetite for exotic meat, medicine and http://www.ecologyasia.com/news-archives/2001/jun-01/brunet.bn_news_bb_fri_world

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2001 Indochina losing its primates fast By Denis D. Gray Traditional Chinese medicine shop at Orasay Market in Phnom Penh displays its wares for customers. The skins of primates are seen at right and a dried snake at left. AP photos An unidentified Cambodian holds a recently killed gibbon. DEY AMBIL, Cambodia (AP) - Within eyesight of a sign urging "Don't sell wildlife", a roadside vendor is peddling four slow lorises - little primates with sad luminous eyes - to be burned alive and churned into purported Chinese medicine. A gibbon, says Sem Sovan, can be ordered for US$200 and delivered while customers wait at his ramshackle hut, squirming with snakes, mynah birds and other illegal "products" from nearby Kirirom National Park. Once an Eden for primates, Cambodia, along with neighbouring Vietnam and Laos, is being rapidly emptied of these creatures by meat poachers, traditional medicine merchants and villagers encroaching on their ranges. Remarkably, not a single species of primates, man's closest relative in the animal kingdom, was lost in the last century. But global extinction is looming, and it is likely to occur first in Indochina, says Frank Momberg of Fauna and Flora International.

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