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This week’s feature creature is a loud and proud tree swinger of the Tropical jungles of Southeast Asia. This small shaggy black ape is as acrobatic as its calls are hauntingly beautiful ; especially when lifelong pairs sing 
in harmony as they forage for fruit 
and leaves 
or or rest in the forks of trees 
around 8 to 10 stories above the forest floor
This weeks feature creature is the Siamang.
1. Measuring in at 3.3ft tall , with a 5ft arm span , and weighing in between 22 to 31lb; The Siamang is the largest & Loudest species of gibbon in the world; found living in the rainforests of the Malay Peninsula & Indonesian islands 
of Sumatra & Borneo
2. This species of Gibbon is easily recognized by its all-black shaggy fur, which is thinner & grey on their faces & their notable throat sacs. Males & females exhibit little to no sexual dimorphism between them
3. Siamang families develop very close bonds; parents mate for life and the whole group travels together. Most troops are pretty small, made up of mainly 3 to 6 members; with young siamangs leaving their family group at around 6 to 8 years old to start their own families.
4. A Siamang’s call can be heard from 2 miles away thanks to their large throat sac’s that amplifies sound when inflated to the size of a grapefruit. mated pairs will often sing 
together for several minutes to defend their territory & bond with each other. They also use their calls to communicate with their group members
5. Siamangs play an important role in their native ecosystems, since as frugivores they aid forest 
regeneration by spreading seeds thru their dung poo 
. While mainly fruit (especially Figs ) is 60% of their diet; they also eat leaves , flowers 
, seeds , and the occasional insects 
, spiders 
small birds 
, frogs 
and bird eggs 
6. Siamang hands and feet are a lot like ours; with 4 long fingers and a smaller opposable thumb on their hands 
, and 5 toes on their feet 
like we have, but their big toe is opposable, too. The opposable thumb and toe is lacking in other members of the gibbon family.
7. Two toes on the siamang’s feet are connected by a membrane, a feature unique to the siamang within the gibbon family that help them grasp and carry objects with their feet ; which is useful for an arboreal lifestyle
8. Siamangs like all gibbons are extremely fast and agile in the trees thanks to arms twice as long as their bodies & light bones 
. When they pick up the pace; they can Brachiate (swing arm over arm) thru the trees at 35mph and with enough momentum; can leap across 26 to 33ft long gaps! This has earned gibbons the nickname “Flying Apes”!
9. Like most gibbons ; Siamangs can go their entire lives without ever touching the ground; but when they do; they have to hold up their arms when they walk since they’re so long! They walk like this when balancing on tree branches too; like a tight rope walker
10. with their speed & agility ; Siamangs can keep safe from most predators ; but gotta watch out for Clouded Leopards 
, eagles 
and pythons 
. When one spots a predator ; they sound the alarm 
with their loud calls
11. Unlike plenty of apes, Siamangs dont make nests 
to rest during the night. Instead they sleep in the fork’s of trees
Next weeks feature creature hint 
: this fierce and furry black creature star of the Looney Tunes has a growling scream 
as fierce as its appetite for carrion 
; but is not very dangerous to humans.
